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Pyrgomorphinae
The Pyrgomorphinae are a sub-family of grasshoppers (Orthoptera : Caelifera) in the family Pyrgomorphidae. Species are found in, especially the warmer parts of: Central and South America, southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands. The type genus is Pyrgomorpha and names dates from "Pyrgomorphiden" by Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874. The first use of Pyrgomorphinae was by Krauss in 1890.
20 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Atractomorphini
tribeAtractomorphini
Sphenariini
tribeSphenariini
Phymateini
tribePhymateini
Dictyophorini
tribeDictyophorini
Pyrgomorphini
tribePyrgomorphini
Monistriini
tribeMonistriini
Poekilocerini
tribePoekilocerini
Tagastini
tribeTagastini
Taphronotini
tribeTaphronotini
Chrotogonini
tribeChrotogonini
Omurini
tribeOmurini
Desmopterini
tribeDesmopterini
Chlorizeinini
tribeChlorizeinini
Pseudomorphacridini
tribePseudomorphacridini
Petasidini
tribePetasidini
Schulthessiini
tribeSchulthessiini
Paramekongiella
genusParamekongiella
Eilenbergia
genusEilenbergia
Megalopyrga
genusMegalopyrga
Xiphipyrgus
genusXiphipyrgus
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 545435.