Tristiridae (Family)

Overview

A Family in the Kingdom Animalia.

The Family Tristiridae is a member of the Superfamily Acridoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Tristiridae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Superorder: Orthopterida
        Order: Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 - Locusts, Katydids, Crickets, Grasshoppers
        Suborder: Caelifera Ander, 1939
        Infraorder: Acrididea
        Superfamily: Acridoidea (MacLeay, 1821) Burmeister, 1839
        Family: Tristiridae J.A.G. Rehn, 1906

The Family Tristiridae is further organized into finer groupings including:

More info about the Genus Uretacris may be found here.

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