Published December 31, 2016 | Version v1
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Tetriginae Ramber 1838

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Subfamily: Tetriginae Ramber, 1838

The subfamily is characterized by the lack of clear synapomorphies. The major characters that define this paraphyletic group include: (i) filiform antennae with 12-14 segments, (ii) frons not produced forwards, (iii) lateral paranotal projections (triangularly shaped) directed downwards and not produced in spines/teeth, (iv) dorsal margin of mid femora carinate, not sulcate and (v) scutellum usually not very wide (however, exceptions exist).

Notes

Published as part of Gupta, Sunil Kumar, 2016, Euparatettix dandakaranyensis sp. nov. (Tetrigidae: Tetriginae) — a new pygmy grasshopper species from Central India, pp. 118-124 in Zootaxa 4097 (1) on page 119, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/262351

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Ramber
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Tetrigidae
Taxon rank
subFamily
Taxonomic concept label
Tetriginae Ramber, 1838 sec. Gupta, 2016