The Lithidiidae was a family of grasshoppers, (suborder Caelifera), originally described by Vitaly Dirsh;[2] species are found in Africa and now mostly placed in the Lentulidae.[3]
| Lithidiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Lithidiidae Dirsh, 1961[1] |
Genera
editThe Orthoptera Species File[3] now places genera as follows:
- Eneremius Saussure, 1888 - Lentulidae incertae sedis: synonym Lithidium Uvarov, 1925
- Lithidiopsis Dirsh, 1956 - Lentulidae incertae sedis
- Microtmethis Karny, 1910 (monotypic) - Acridoidea incertae sedis
References
edit- ↑ Dirsh, 1961 : A preliminary revision of the families and subfamilies of Acridoidea (Orthoptera, Insecta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, vol. 10, 351-419.
- ↑ Orthoptera Species File (31 March 2010)
- 1 2 Orthoptera Species File: family Lentulidae Dirsh, 1956 (retrieved 4 April 2026)
External links
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Media related to Lithidiidae at Wikimedia Commons- 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.
- ITIS: Lithidiidae
