Biology:Betiscoides

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Short description: Genus of grasshoppers

Betiscoides
Betiscoides parva
Scientific classification e
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Sjöstedt, 1923
Type species
Betiscoides meridionalis
Sjöstedt, 1923[1]

Betiscoides is a small genus of southern African grasshoppers in the family Lentulidae.

The grasshoppers of the genus Betiscoides have slender or very slender bodies and they are flightless, lacking wings. They have a conical head and the antennae are tapering. They are all found among the reed-like wetland plants of the genus Restio and their common name is the restio grasshoppers.[2] All three species are classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[3]

Species

There are three species in the genus Betiscoides:[1]

  • Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923 – slender restio grasshopper
  • Betiscoides parva Key, 1937 – small restio grasshopper
  • Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937 – robust restio grasshopper

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10429006 entry