Chorotypidae


Chorotypidae is a family of tropical Asian grasshoppers. These grasshoppers have a head that rises above the level of the thorax and short antennae. Some species have reduced wings, others have wings that widen towards the tips and still others have a flattened leaf-like shape. They lack abdominal tympani.

Subfamilies and Genera

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

Chininae

Auth. Burr 1899 - China, Indo-China.
Auth. Stål 1873 - Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Africa

Auth. Karsch 1889 - Southeast Asia, South Asia
Auth. Burr 1899 - Southeast Asia
Auth. Descamps 1973 - Indo-Malayan Archipelago
Auth. Descamps 1973 - India