Proscopiidae
Proscopiidae is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea. Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks.
Proscopiidae | |
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Horsehead grasshopper (Pseudoproscopia scabra), Tambopata National Reserve, Peru | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
Superfamily: | Proscopioidea |
Family: | Proscopiidae Serville, 1838 |
Synonyms | |
Proscopides |
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