Psinidiini

Otte, 1970

Genus Guides

Derotmema(band-winged grasshoppers)
Hippopedon
Mestobregma
Metator(blue-legged grasshopper (for M. pardalinus))
Psinidia(longhorn band-wing grasshopper)
Trachyrhachys
Trepidulus

Psinidiini is a tribe of band-winged grasshoppers within the Oedipodinae, established by Otte in 1970. Members of this tribe are classified under the Acrididae and share the characteristic banded wing patterns typical of the Oedipodinae. The tribe comprises multiple distributed primarily in arid and semi-arid regions.

Mestobregma terricolor by (c) Jose Antonio Aranda Pineda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jose Antonio Aranda Pineda. Used under a CC-BY license.

Derotmema laticinctum by (c) Andrew Meeds, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Meeds. Used under a CC-BY license.

Psinidiini by (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sam Kieschnick. Used under a CC-BY license.

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How to pronounce Psinidiini: /ˌpsaɪˈnɪdiˌaɪni/

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Taxonomic placement

Psinidiini was established by Otte in 1970 as part of the Oedipodinae. The tribe is classified within the Acrididae, which contains the true grasshoppers.

Observation data

As of the available data, Psinidiini has been recorded in 4,463 observations on iNaturalist, indicating moderate documentation effort for this tribe.