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Rhytidochrotinae
Rhytidochrotinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers from the family Acrididae with 20 genera and 47 species. This group is found from southern Central America to northern South America (Costa Rica to Brazil) with most species distributed in montane forests. The highest concentration of species are found on the Pacific coast and in the West Andes of Colombia with 11 genera and 23 species registered. Many are brightly colored in reds, especially males, and most species are apterous (without wings).
"Rhytido" is derived from the Greek word rhytis, which means "wrinkle".
20 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Opaon
genusOpaon
Rhytidochrota
genusRhytidochrota
Trichopaon
genusTrichopaon
Galidacris
genusGalidacris
Opaonella
genusOpaonella
Driphilacris
genusDriphilacris
Oedalacris
genusOedalacris
Piezops
genusPiezops
Hylopedetes
genusHylopedetes
Paropaon
genusParopaon
Micropaon
genusMicropaon
Scirtopaon
genusScirtopaon
Parapiezops
genusParapiezops
Liparacris
genusLiparacris
Brakeracris
genusBrakeracris
Chiriquacris
genusChiriquacris
Exerythracris
genusExerythracris
Lathacris
genusLathacris
Muyscacris
genusMuyscacris
Talamancacris
genusTalamancacris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 510802.