The Coptacrinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl under the synonym: Coptacrae[1]) in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa and Asia.

Coptacrinae
Poecilocerastis sp (female on left)
Eucoptacra anguliflava male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Coptacrinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
  • Coptacrae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Coptacridinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Coptacrini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Genera

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The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1893) Révision du système des orthoptères et description des espèces rapportées par M. Leonardo Fea de Birmanie. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale ‘Giacomo Doria’, Genova, vol. 33, pp. 1–230 (original text).
  2. ^ Orthoptera Species File: Coptacrinae (2 February 2018)
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