Tanaoceridae
The Tanaoceridae are an insect family in the monotypic superfamily Tanaoceroidea in the suborder Caelifera.[2][3] They have been called desert long-horned grasshoppers.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Acrididea |
| Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tanaoceroidea Rehn, 1948 |
| Family: | Tanaoceridae Rehn, 1948[1] |
Genera and distribution
Tanaoceridae comprises two genera:[3]
- Mohavacris Rehn, 1948
- Tanaocerus Bruner, 1906
They can be found in western Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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References
- Rehn (1948) The locust genus Tanaocerus as found in the United States, and the description of a related new genus (Orthoptera, Acridoidea). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, vol. 100, p. 1-22.
- Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "superfamily Tanaoceroidea Rehn, 1948". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "namefamily Tanaoceridae Rehn, 1948". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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