Calliptaminae

Calliptaminae
Calliptamus italicus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Calliptaminae
Jacobson, 1905
Synonyms
  • Calliptami Jacobson, 1905
  • Caloptenidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Calopteninae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Calliptamini Jacobson, 1905
  • Calopteni Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers containing species found in Africa, Europe and Asia;[1] some are economically important. It was originally erected as a tribe by G.G. Jacobson in 1905 as the "Calliptamini", later uprated by Dirsh in 1956.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OSF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dirsh (1956) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 108(7): 255.

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