The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers containing species found in Africa, Europe and Asia; some are economically important. It was originally erected as a tribe by G.G. Jacobson in 1905 as the "Calliptamini", later uprated by Dirsh in 1956.Dirsh (1956) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 108(7): 255.
Genera The Orthoptera Species File includes:David C. Eades; Daniel Otte. Orthoptera Species File Online. (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 3 September 2022) Acorypha Krauss, 1877 Bosumia Ramme, 1929 Braxyxenia Kirby, 1914 Calliptamus Serville, 1831 Damaracris Brown, 1972 Indomerus Dirsh, 1951 Palaciosa Bolívar, 1930 Paracaloptenus Bolívar, 1876 Peripolus Martínez y Fernández-Castillo, 1898 Sphodromerus Stål, 1873 Sphodronotus Uvarov, 1943 Stobbea Ramme, 1929
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