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

Eyprepocnemidinae
Eyprepocnemis plorans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Eyprepocnemidinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Synonyms
  • Euprepocnemes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Eyprepocnemes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Genera

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The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[2]

Tribe Eyprepocnemidini

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Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Tribe not determined

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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. 150 (original text).
  2. ^ Orthoptera Species File (ver. 5.0: retrieved 3 December 2018)
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