Stick Grasshoppers

Proscopiidae^[1] is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea.^[2] Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks.

Subfamilies and selected genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists three subfamilies, with several genera unplaced:^[2]

• Hybusinae Liana, 1980 (monotypic)
  • Hybusa Erichson, 1844
• Proscopiinae Serville, 1838
  • Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
    • Proscopia Klug, 1820
    • Pseudoproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006
  • Tribe Tetanorhynchini Bentos-Pereira, 2003
    • Scleratoscopia Jago, 1990
    • Tetanorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
• Xeniinae Liana, 1980
  • Xenium Liana, 1980
• incertae sedis
  • Bazylukia Liana, 1972
  • Bolidorhynchus Jago, 1990
  • Eoproscopia† Heads, 2008
  • Epsigrypa Mello-Leitão, 1939
  • Nodutus Liana, 1972
  • Orthophastigia Tapia, 1982
  • Scopaeoscleratoscopia Jago, 1990

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