Calliptaminae
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| Calliptaminae | |
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| Calliptamus italicus Photo from http://www.entomart.be/ | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 |
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The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers containing species found in Africa, Europe and Asia;[1] some are economically important. It was originally erected as a tribe by G.G. Jacobson in 1905 as the "Calliptamini", later uprated by Dirsh in 1956.[2]