Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae

Alternative spelling: Oedipodidae

Invalid subtaxa: Gryllacris kittli Handlirsch 1907 [nomen dubium], Oedipoda nigrofasciolata Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Scyllina nigrofasciata Heer 1849 [nomen dubium]

Parent taxon: Acrididae according to D. C. Eades et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Acridinae, Acridiopsis, Catantopinae, Chorthippus, Cyrtacanthacridinae, Gomphocerinae, Heeracris, Melanoplinae

Subtaxa: Aestilocusta, Bryodemini, Chimarocephala, Mioedipoda, Nymphacrida, Oedemastopoda, Oedipodini

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Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore