an update list of pamphagidae brumster 1840 (insecta: orthoptera) of iran with a key to the genera

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 103 species in iran. here, a key to genera is provided which identifies 10 genera with 33 winged species in trinchini, and 11 genera with a total of 70 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 16 recorded species for saxetania and 7 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.