Belongs within: Acridoidea.
Contains: Peakesiina, Apotropina, Coryphistina, Macrotonina.
The Catantopinae, spur-throated grasshoppers, are a diverse group of grasshoppers (particularly in the Australian region) characterised by the presence of a tubercle or spine on the prosternum, and the absence of an external apical spine on the hind tibia (Rentz 1996).
<==CatantopinaeR96 |--Urnisiella [Urnisiellini]R96 | `--U. rubropunctataR96 |--Kakaduacris [Kakaduacridini]R96 | `--K. minutaR96 |--Traulia [Trauliini]E00 | `--T. azureipennisE00 |--HistrioacridiniR96 | |--ScurraR96 | `--Histrioacrida [Histrioacridina]R96 | `--H. roseipennisR96 `--CatantopiniR96 |--PeakesiinaR96 |--ApotropinaR96 |--Pyrgophistes [Pyrgophistina]R96 |--Hepalicus [Hepalicina]R96 | `--H. gracilisK91 |--Loiteria [Loiteriina]R96 |--CoryphistinaR96 |--UrnisinaR96 | |--UrnisaR96 | | |--U. guttulosaR96 | | `--U. rugosaK91 | `--Rhitzala modestaR96 |--EcphantinaR96 | |--Ecphantus quadrilobusR96 | `--HapparanaR96 |--MaclystriinaR96 | |--Maclystria planicostaR96 | `--PerlocciaR96 |--MicreolinaR96 | |--MicreolaR96 | `--SumbilviaR96 |--MacrazelotinaR96 | |--Macrazelota cervinaR96 | `--Rusurplia tristisR96 |--CirphulinaR96 | |--CirphulaR96 | | |--C. flavotibialisK91 | | `--C. pyrrhocnemisR96 | |--MacrolopholiaR96 | `--ChirotepicaR96 |--RussalpiinaR96 | |--TruganiniaR96 | |--Tasmanalpina clavataR96 | |--Russalpia albertisiK91 | `--Tasmaniacris tasmaniensisR96 |--CratilopinaR96 | |--TypayaR96 | |--CapperalaR96 | |--CratilopusR96 | `--Exarhalltia obscuraR96, K91 |--CatantopinaR96 | |--Catantops splendensC96 | `--StenocatantopsR96 | |--S. angustifronsR96 | |--S. splendensE00 | `--S. vitripennisR96 |--BuforaniinaR96 | |--Buforania crassaR96 | |--CuparessaR96 | |--Raniliella testudoR96 | |--PhanerocerusR96 | `--Tapesta carneipesR96 |--Goniaea [Goniaeina]R96 | |--G. australasiaeR96 | |--G. carinataK90 | |--G. furciferaR96 | |--G. hyalinaS61 | |--G. opomaloidesR96 | `--G. vocansR96 |--StropinaR96 | |--Adlappa erythropteraR96 | |--Collitera variegataR96 | |--Parazelum rubripesR96 | `--StropisR96 | |--S. glaucescensR96 | |--S. maculosaR96 | `--S. nigrovitellinaMC13 |--AretzinaR96 | |--Terpillaria pulchraR96 | |--Zebratula flavonigraR96 | |--AretzaR96 | |--Macrocara conglobataR96 | |--ExarnaR96 | `--Brachyexarna lobipennisR96 |--MacrotoninaR96 |--PerbelliinaR96 | |--Perbellia pictaR96 | |--Minyacris nanaR96 | |--PorraxiaR96 | |--Ablectia rufescensR96, MC13 | |--RectitropisR96 | |--Capraxa cinnamomeaR96 | `--PhaulacridiumR96 | |--P. marginale (Walker 1870) [=Caloptenus marginalis; incl. P. luteum Hutton 1897]B67 | `--P. vittatumR96 `--EumecistinaR96 |--Eumecistes gratiosusR96 |--PespuliaR96 |--Pardillana amplaR96 |--EuomopalonR96 |--RetuspiaR96 |--Erythropomala amaenaR96 |--CervidiaR96 |--MicrophistesR96 `--AsorameaR96 Catantopinae incertae sedis: Arminda Krauss 1892OK06 Apoboleus affinisE00 Serpusia succursorE00 Paprides Hutton 1897B67 |--*P. nitidus Hutton 1897 [incl. P. furcifer Hutton 1898]B67 `--P. dugdali Bigelow 1967B67 Sigaus Hutton 1897 [incl. Huttonacris Rehn 1953, Trigoniza Hutton 1897]B67 |--*S. piliferus Hutton 1897B67 |--S. australis (Hutton 1897) (see below for synonymy)B67 |--S. campestris (Hutton 1897) (see below for synonymy)B67 |--S. minutus Bigelow 1967B67 |--S. obelisci Bigelow 1967B67 `--S. villosus (Salmon 1950) [=Brachaspis villosa]B67 Brachaspis Hutton 1898B67 |--*B. nivalis (Hutton 1897) (see below for synonymy)B67 |--B. collinus (Hutton 1897) [=Pezotettix collina]B67 `--B. robustus Bigelow 1967B67 Alpinacris Bigelow 1967B67 |--*A. crassicauda Bigelow 1967B67 `--A. tumidicauda Bigelow 1967B67 CatespaK90 Scotussa rubripesBM76, R15 Caperrala scabraK91 Yrrhapta striataK91
*Brachaspis nivalis (Hutton 1897) [=Pezotettix nivalis; incl. P. petricola Hutton 1897, Brachaspis petricolus, P. terrestris Hutton 1897, B. terrestris]B67
Sigaus australis (Hutton 1897) [=Paprides australis; incl. P. armillatus Hutton 1898, P. torquatus Hutton 1898]B67
Sigaus campestris (Hutton 1897) [=Trigoniza campestris; incl. T. directa Hutton 1897, T. rugosa Hutton 1897]B67
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
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[R15] Rehn, J. A. G. 1915. A further contribution to the knowledge of the Orthoptera of Argentina. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 67 (2): 270–292.
[R96] Rentz, D. 1996. Grasshopper Country: The abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia. University of New South Wales Press: Sydney.
[S61] Southcott, R. V. 1961. Notes on the genus Caeculisoma (Acarina: Erythraeidae) with comments on the biology of the Erythraeoidea. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 84: 163–178.