Acridinae

Silent slant-faced grasshoppers
Adult male Stethophyma grossum of the Parapleurini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Superfamily:	Acridoidea
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Acridinae Macleay, 1821
Tribes
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The silent slant-faced grasshoppers make up the subfamily Acridinae of the insect family Acrididae. In appearance, the species are very similar to those of the subfamily Gomphocerinae.

Tribes and selected genera

Zacompsa pedestris

• Acridini
  • Acrida
  • Caledia
  • Froggattina
• Calephorini
• Hyalopterygini
  • Metaleptea
• Hypernephiini
• Parapleurini
  • Mecostethus
  • Stethophyma (sometimes placed in Oedipodinae)
• Phlaeobini
• Scyllini
• Truxalini
  • Truxalis
• incertae sedis
  • Allotruxalis
  • Cannula
  • Chirista
  • Coryphosima
  • Orthochtha
  • Oxyolena
  • Zacompsa

Numerous genera are not yet assigned to tribes. These are:

Acteana – Aeropedelloides – Aethiopacris – Aethiopiacris – Afrophlaeoba – Allotruxalis – Anaeolopus – Bababuddinia – Bambesa – Brachyacrida – Brachyphlaeobella – Calliphlaeoba – Cannula – Capulica – Carinacris – Carliola – Chirista – Chlorophlaeoba – Chlorophlaeobella – Chokwea – Chromacrida – Chromochokwea – Chromotruxalis – Closteridea – Cocytotettix – Cohembia – Comacris – Conuacris – Coryphosima – Covasacris – Culmulus – Dorsthippus – Duronia – Duroniopsis – Epacromiacris – Euprepoptera – Euthynous – Eutryxalis – Formosacris – Glyphoclonus – Guichardippus – Gymnobothroides – Gymnobothrus – Hulstaertia – Hyperocnocerus – Julea – Kaloa – Keya – Lemuracris – Lobopoma – Luzonica – Machaeridia – Malcolmburria – Megaphlaeoba – Neophlaeoba – Nimbacris – Nivisacris – Ocnocerus – Odontomelus – Orthochtha – Oxybothrus – Oxyolena – Oxyphlaeoba – Oxytruxalis – Palawanacris – Pamacris – Panzia – Paracoryphosima – Paralobopoma – Paraphlaeoba – Paraphlaeobida – Parga – Parodontomelus – Pasiphimus – Perella – Phlocerus – Phloeochopardia – Phorinia – Phryganomelus – Plagiacris – Platyverticula – Pseudopargaella – Pseudoptygonotus – Rammeihippus – Rastafaria – Rhabdoplea – Roduniella – Ruganotus – Rugophlaeoba – Shabacris – Sherifuria – Sumba – Tenuihippus – Truxaloides – Uganda – Urugalla – Vietteacris – Vitalisia – Weenenia – Wellawaya – Xenocymochtha – Xenoderus – Xenotruxalis – Yendia – Zacompsa – Zambiacris – Zygophlaeoba

Sometimes placed here are Achurum and Mermiria (otherwise in Gomphocerinae) and Gastrimargus otherwise in Oedipodinae).