Seyed Hossein Hodjat - Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

The Orthoptera family Pamphagidae is classified differently by various authors. The family recently has been grouped into five subfamilies: Akinerinae, Priotropinae, Tropidauchinae, Nocarodesinae and Pamphaginae. This family has ۱۰۳ species in Iran. Here, a key to genera is provided which identifies ۱۰ genera with ۳۳ winged species in Trinchini, and ۱۱ genera with a total of ۷۰ wingless species. Saxetania Mischenko and Tropidauchen Saussure have many characters in common and were combined into a single genus in the past. However, here both genera are considered valid with ۱۶ recorded species for Saxetania and ۷ recorded species for Tropidauchen. The morphological differences between them are described. A list of Pamphagidae species recorded for Iran is provided with a short revision of their taxonomy.

Iran, Pamphagidae, Saxetania, Tropidauchen