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family Thericleidae Burr, 1899

• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial. Herbivorous
• Citations:
  • Descamps. 1973. Acrida 2:231 >> Note: Eumastacoidea: Thericleidae
  • Descamps. 1977. Ann. Mus. Roy. Afr. Cent. 8(216):1, 2, 55 >> Note: key to subfamilies
  • Kevan, D.K.M. 1982. In Parker [Ed.]. Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms 2:367 >> Note: Thericleidae
• Type genus:  Thericles Stål, 1875; priority for family-group names based on Thericles dates from Thericleis Burr, 1899.  First use as Thericleidae by Descamps, 1973.

• subfamily Afromastacinae Descamps, 1977
• tribe Afromastacini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Clerithesini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Galeicleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Lygothericleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Parathericleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Thericlesiellini Descamps, 1977
• subfamily Barythericleinae Descamps, 1977
• synonym Barythericleini Descamps, 1977
• genus Barythericles Descamps, 1977
• subfamily Chromothericleinae Descamps, 1977
• synonym Chromothericleini Descamps, 1977
• genus Acanthothericles Descamps, 1977
• genus Chromothericles Descamps, 1977
• genus Dimorphothericles Descamps, 1977
• subfamily Loxicephalinae Descamps, 1977
• synonym Loxicephalini Descamps, 1977
• genus Loxicephala Descamps, 1977
• subfamily Plagiotriptinae Bolívar, 1914
• synonym Plagiotripti Bolívar, 1914
• tribe Phaulotypini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Pieltainidini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Plagiotriptini Bolívar, 1914
• tribe Socotrellini Popov, 1957
• subfamily Thericleinae Burr, 1899
• synonym Thericleis Burr, 1899
• tribe Bunkeyini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Lophothericleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Microthericleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Pseudothericleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Raphithericleini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Schulthessiellini Descamps, 1977
• tribe Thericleini Burr, 1899
• genus Smilethericles Baccetti, 1997
• species borana Baccetti, 1997
• species uaboni Baccetti, 1997

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