The Romaleidae are primarily Neotropical, although some species reach the southern and western United States. The lubber grasshoppers are heavy-bodied, and often brightly marked; some have shortened wings. The Romaleidae contains 109 genera and ca. 470 species, and includes the largest known grasshoppers. Some authorities, place the lubber grasshoppers in the Acrididae, as a subfamily Romaleinae.

		Plains Lubber Grasshopper (Brachystola magna)
		Soldier Grasshopper (Chromacris speciosa)
		Golden-horned Lubber (Taeniopoda auricornis)
		Giant Violet-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris)
		Giant Red-winged Grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata)
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