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Proscopiidae sp.

Proscopiidae sp.


Family: Proscopiidae
Order: Orthoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Proscopiidae is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea. Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks. Within the family Proscopiidae, there are 34 genera and 228 different species. The proscopiids are herbivores and feed on a variety of plants in a variety of environmental conditions. Due to the insects being herbivores, they also have the ability to cause significant damage to the agriculture of their neotropical habitat. Identifying Proscopiidae is extremely difficult due to their close resemblance to a couple of other species of insect and the fact that the proscopiid taxonomy is far from complete.

Subfamilies and selected genera: The Orthoptera Species File lists three subfamilies, with several genera unplaced:
  • Hybusinae Liana, 1980 (monotypic)
  • Hybusa Erichson, 1844
  • Proscopiinae Serville, 1838
  • Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838
  • Proscopia Klug, 1820
  • Pseudoproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006
  • Tribe Tetanorhynchini Bentos-Pereira, 2003
  • Scleratoscopia Jago, 1990
  • Tetanorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890
  • Xeniinae Liana, 1980
  • Xenium Liana, 1980
  • incertae sedis
  • Bazylukia Liana, 1972
  • Bolidorhynchus Jago, 1990
  • Eoproscopia† Heads, 2008
  • Epsigrypa Mello-Leitão, 1939
  • Nodutus Liana, 1972
  • Orthophastigia Tapia, 1982
  • Scopaeoscleratoscopia Jago, 1990

Source: Wikipedia, article Proscopiidae sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 444600
  Adult

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/02/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 442907
♂ ♀
  Adult

Santurce, San Cristóbal
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/05/2019
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 436730
 
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/11/2021
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 426905
 
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
12/27/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 419018
 
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
07/11/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 374967
 
Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/15/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 374962
  Adult

Santo Tomé
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/15/2020
Eduardo Beltrocco
Foto
Photography ID: 362206
  Adult

Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/25/2017
Eduardo Beltrocco



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
140304202/05/2021ArgentinaSanta FeHumedal lindante al Rio Salado, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
137822911/03/2021ArgentinaSanta FePlaya, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
133893527/12/2020ArgentinaSanta FeJardín Botánico Municipal Ing. Lorenzo Parodi, Santa FeEduardo Beltrocco
131099411/07/2020ArgentinaSanta FeRemedios de Escalada y Sarratea, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
117056715/01/2020ArgentinaSanta FeHumedal lindante al Rio Salado, Santo ToméEduardo Beltrocco
139766305/05/2019ArgentinaSanta FePueblo y caminos cercanos, Santurce, San CristóbalEduardo Beltrocco
113115825/11/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosInta Estación Experimental, ConcordiaEduardo Beltrocco
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Proscopiidae sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 30/09/2026.