Gomphocerinae
Sign in to saveGomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found in every continent except Antarctica and Australia. There are at least 192 genera in this subfamily, further dividing into at least 1,274 species. Gomphocerinae species are most often found in swamp, desert, tundra and tropical rainforest environments. The defining characteristic of these insects is the uniformity and location of their femoral stridulatory mechanism.
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- Tribes and genera
- Arcypterini
- Other tribes A
- Tribes C
- Dociostaurini
- Eritettigini
- [[Gomphocerini]]
- [[Hypernephiini]]
- Tribes M
- Mermiriini
- Ochrilidiini
- Tribes O
- Tribe and genus group P
- Ramburiellini
- [[Scyllinini]]
- [[Stenobothrini]]
- Tribe not determined
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Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found in every continent except Antarctica and Australia. There are at least 192 genera in this subfamily, further dividing into at least 1,274 species. Gomphocerinae species are most often found in swamp, desert, tundra and tropical rainforest environments. The defining characteristic of these insects is the uniformity and location of their femoral stridulatory mechanism.
==Tribes and genera== Tribes and genera include:
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