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family Morabidae Rehn, 1948

• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Herbivorous, cryptic stick mimics.
• Citations:
  • Descamps. 1973. Acrida 2:206-208 >> Note: Eumastacoidea: Morabidae
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1982. In Parker [Ed.]. Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 2:369 >> Note: Morabidae
  • Otte, D. 1994. Orthoptera Species File 2:50 >> Note: Eumastacidae: Morabinae
• Type genus:  Moraba Walker, F., 1870; priority for family-group names based on Moraba dates from Morabinae Rehn, J.A.G., 1948.  First use as Morabidae by Descamps, 1973.

• subfamily Biroellinae Bolívar, 1930
• synonym Biroellidae Bolívar, 1930
• synonym Biroellini Bolívar, 1930
• genus Biroella Bolívar, 1903
• subfamily Morabinae Rehn, 1948
• tribe Callitalini Key, 1976
• tribe Capsigerini Key, 1976
• tribe Keyacridini Key, 1976
• tribe Morabini Rehn, 1948
• tribe Warramungini Key, 1976

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