Romaleidae
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The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet. The descriptive "lubber" is nautical slang for a big and clumsy person, referring to this grasshopper's limited or nonexistent ability to fly, seemingly clumsy and narrow range of movement, and relatively large size.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOrthoptera
- FamilyRomaleidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Romaleidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, MNA, MISSA, BYU, CU, NMSU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Uruguay, PéRou
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Acridoidea
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- Romaleidae
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- Category:Romaleidae
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Tribes and selected genera
- Bactrophorinae
- [[Romaleinae]]
- Subfamily unassigned
- References
- External links
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet. The descriptive "lubber" is nautical slang for a big and clumsy person, referring to this grasshopper's limited or nonexistent ability to fly, seemingly clumsy and narrow range of movement, and relatively large size.
==Tribes and selected genera== The Orthoptera Species File Online database lists two subfamilies:
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