Tripetalocerinae
Subfamily of pygmy grasshoppers
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Tripetalocerinae[1] is a subfamily of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers. There are at least two genera and two described species, found in India, China, Indo-China and Malesia.[2][3]
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| Tripetalocerinae | |
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| Tripetalocera ferruginea, mating | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Acrididea |
| Superfamily: | Tetrigoidea |
| Family: | Tetrigidae |
| Subfamily: | Tripetalocerinae Bolívar, 1887 |
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Description
Groudhoppers in this subfamily are characterised by having relatively very large antennae, but consisting of only eight segments (other Tetrigidae usually have more than 11).[4]
Genera
Two monotypic genera belong to the single tribe Tripetalocerini:
- Tripetalocera Westwood, 1834
- Tripetaloceroides Storozhenko, 2013[4]
