Biology:Chortopodisma
| Chortopodisma cobellii | |
|---|---|
| Female Chortopodisma cobellii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Podismini |
| Genus: | Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951[2] |
| Species: | C. cobellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chortopodisma cobellii (Krauss, 1883)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
|
Pezotettix cobellii Krauss (by monotypy and original designation) | |
Chortopodisma is a monotypic genus of grasshopper in the tribe Podismini. Its only recognized species is Chortopodisma cobellii.[3]
Description
Chortopodisma cobellii is similar to Pseudoprumna baldensis, with a light green coloured body and a strong shortened dark band on its flanks (in contrast to other wingless mountain grasshoppers). This species is apterous and the hearing organ is vestigial.[4]
Distribution and mode of life
This species is endemic to the Italian Alps, where it may be called the "Veneto Mountain Grasshopper".[3] It is only known from a small area around the Monte Pasubio in altitudes of 1,600–2,200 metres (5,200–7,200 ft). Adult specimens can be found from August to October.
References
- ↑ Krauss HA (1883) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 33: 222.
- ↑ Ramme (1951) Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 27: 63.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "genus Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951: Orthoptera Species File". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1110860.
- ↑ Heiko Bellmann (2006). Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer, die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10447-8.
External links
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