ROMALEIDAE: LUBBER GRASSHOPPERS
Containing some of the most boldly-marked and eyecatching of Paraguayan grasshoppers, the Romaleids are a diverse group ranging in size from small to enormous - the Chaco species Tropidacris collaris is the size of a small bird! They are likely of South American origin. The diagnostic character of this family is the presence of an immovable spine on the inner and outer surface of the tip of the hind tibia. The two basal lobes of the hind femur are approximately equal in size and there is a spine between the front legs. Both the forewings and the hindwings are often brightly coloured, though the wings are commonly short. The head is typically broadly rounded. The family has previously been considered a subfamily of the Acrididae.
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FIGURE 1 - Chromacris speciosa - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Chris Elder November 2007, lower Alberto Esquivel December 2007).
FIGURE 2 - Chromacris speciosa nymphs - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 3 - Diponthus crassus - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 4 - Prionolopha serrata - Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 5 - Staleochlora arcuata male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 6 - Staleochlora viridicata female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Chris Elder November 2007).
FIGURE 7 - Staleochlora sp. male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 8 - Staleochlora sp. possibly nymph - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 9 - Staleochlora sp. possibly nymphs - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 10 - Tropidacris collaris - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith June 2006).
FIGURE 11 - Tropidacris collaris - PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Neil Poppendeck October 2006).
FIGURE 12 - Xyleus discoideus possibly - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 13 - Xyleus sp. possibly pair - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2005).
FIGURE 14 - Zoniopoda iheringi male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith February 2008).
FIGURE 15 - Zoniopoda cf omnicolor - Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 16 - Zoniopoda cf omnicolor - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2007).
FIGURE 17 - Zoniopoda tarsata - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill March 2008).
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