Copiocerinae

Copiocerinae
Monachidium lunum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Copiocerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Copiocerinae is a subfamily of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 20 genera in Copiocerinae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the subfamily Copiocerinae:

• Adimantus Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Aleuas Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Antiphon Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Apoxitettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
• Bucephalacris Giglio-Tos, 1894 ^{c g}
• Caenacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
• Chlorohippus Bruner, 1911 ^{c g}
• Clematodes Scudder, 1900 ^{i c g b}
• Contacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 ^{c g}
• Copiocera Burmeister, 1838 ^{c g}
• Copiocerina Descamps, 1978 ^{c g}
• Copiotettix Descamps, 1984 ^{c g}
• Cyphacris Gerstaecker, 1889 ^{c g}
• Dellia Stål, 1878 ^{c g}
• Episcopotettix Rehn, 1903 ^{c g}
• Eumecacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 ^{c g}
• Hippacris Scudder, 1875 ^{c g}
• Monachidium Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
• Oncolopha Stål, 1873 ^{c g}
• Opshomala Serville, 1831 ^{c g}
• Zygoclistron Rehn, 1905 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Tribes

There are three tribes in Copiocerinae:

• Aleuasini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • genera: Aleuas, Zygoclistron
• Clematodini Rehn & Eades, 1961
  • genera: Apoxitettix, Bucephalacris, Clematodes, Dellia
• Copiocerini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • genera: Adimantus, Antiphon, Caenacris, Chlorohippus, Contacris, Copiocera, Copiocerina, Copiotettix, Cyphacris, Episcopotettix, Eumecacris, Hippacris, Monachidium, Oncolopha, Opshomala

Further reading

• Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
• Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
• Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.