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Gomphocerinae
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Gomphocerinae

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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.

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Specimen records
14
Family
Acrididae
Collections
UMNH, UNM, CHAS
Recorded in
Saudi Arabia, United States
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Acrididae
Image
Chorthippus.montanus.male.jpg
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Commons category
Gomphocerinae
taxon rank
subfamily
taxon name
Gomphocerinae
taxon common name
Slant-faced Grasshoppers
topic's main category
Category:Gomphocerinae
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • 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
  • References

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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