Trimerotropini

Blatchley, 1920

band-winged grasshoppers

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Trimerotropini is a tribe of band-winged grasshoppers in the Acrididae, Oedipodinae. The tribe comprises at least 70 described distributed across five : Circotettix, Conozoa, Dissosteira, Spharagemon, and Trimerotropis. The genus Trimerotropis alone contains 49 recognized species and has been described as an ecologically important group of . Members of this tribe serve as for flesh flies in the family Sarcophagidae.

Circotettix undulatus by (c) LJ Moore-McClelland, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by LJ Moore-McClelland. Used under a CC-BY license.Trimerotropis huroniana by (c) Steven Joyner, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steven Joyner. Used under a CC-BY license.Spharagemon bolli by (c) Gordon C. Snelling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Gordon C. Snelling. Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Trimerotropini: /ˌtraɪməˈrɒtrəˌpaɪnaɪ/

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Distribution

Western Americas; Nearctic region with records from New Mexico, USA and California, USA; Neotropical region with records from Chile

Host Associations

  • Blaesoxipha (Acridiophaga) caridei (Brèthes, 1906) - Recorded from T. ochraceipennis in Chile
  • Blaesoxipha (Acridiophaga) angustifrons (Aldrich, 1916) - Recorded from T. melanoptera in New Mexico, USA and T. pallidipennis in California, USA

Ecological Role

for flesh flies (Sarcophagidae), contributing to host-parasitoid dynamics in grassland

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Taxonomic composition

The tribe includes five : Circotettix Scudder, 1876; Conozoa Saussure, 1884; Dissosteira Scudder, 1876; Spharagemon Scudder, 1875; and Trimerotropis Stål, 1873.

Research gaps

Published records of associations with Trimerotropini are scarce despite the tribe's diversity, with most documented interactions limited to the Trimerotropis.

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