| Romaleidae | |
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| Tropidacris collaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Romaleidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
| Subfamilies | |
The Romaleidae or lubber grasshoppers are a family of grasshoppers, based on the type genus Romalea. The species in this family can be found in the Americas. It is known to be polyphagous, but there is not much else known regarding its diet.[1]
- ^ Capinera, John (March 2014). "Host Plant Selection by Romalea Microptera (Orthoptera: Romaleidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 97 (1): 38–49. doi:10.1653/024.097.0105. JSTOR 24362433.