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Pamphagidae (toad grasshopper)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Pamphagidae

Taxonomy
Pamphagidae was named by Stal (1873). It is extant.

It was assigned to Acrididea by Sharov (1968); and to Acridoidea by Garai (2010), Storozhenko et al. (2015), Song et al. (2015) and Song et al. (2020).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pamphagidae Stal
1968Pamphagidae Sharov
2010Pamphagidae Garai p. 410
2015Pamphagidae Song et al.
2015Pamphagidae Storozhenko et al. p. 182
2020Pamphagidae Song et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyAcridoidea
familyPamphagidaeStal 1873
familyPamphagidaeStal 1873

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Pamphagidae Stal 1873 [toad grasshopper]
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Subfm. Akicerinae Bolivar 1916
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Tr. Akicerini Bolivar 1916
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G. Akicera Serville 1831
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921
Collections
No collection or age range data are available