Pneumoridae

Pneumoridae
Bullacris intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Pneumoroidea
Blanchard, 1845
Family: Pneumoridae
Blanchard, 1845
Genera

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The Pneumoridae are a family of nocturnal short-horned grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera, commonly known as the bladder grasshoppers and the sole representative of the superfamily Pneumoroidea.[1] Their centre of diversity is in southern Africa, but one species occurs as far north as South Sudan. Most adult males acquire an inflated abdomen, a specialization for amplified sound production, which is likely its primary function. Most genera display striking sexual dimorphism,[2] and several species exhibit a dual male phenotype.[3]

  1. ^ Donelson, Nathan C.; van Staaden, Moira J. (10 May 2005). "Alternate tactics in male bladder grasshoppers Bullacris membracioides (Orthoptera: Pneumoridae)". Behaviour. 142 (6): 761–778. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.552.8161. doi:10.1163/1568539054729088.
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  3. ^ Donelson, Nathan (December 2007). "Inter- and Intraspecific variation in the Superfamily Pneumoroidea". DPhil dissertation. OhioLink. Retrieved 11 January 2017.