Biology:Epistaurus

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Short description: Genus of grasshoppers

Epistaurus
Epistaurus cf aberrans, Cat Tien NP, Vietnam.jpg
Epistaurus cf aberrans, Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Coptacrinae
Genus: Epistaurus
Bolívar, 1889
Type species
Epistaurus crucigerus
Bolívar, 1889

Epistaurus[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.[2][3]

Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and southern China.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:[2]

  • Epistaurus aberrans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
  • Epistaurus crucigerus Bolívar, 1889
  • Epistaurus diopi Mestre, 2001
  • Epistaurus meridionalis Bi, 1984
  • Epistaurus sinetyi Bolívar, 1902
  • Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877

References

  1. Bolívar I (1889) J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2) 1: 164.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 November 2018)
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/epistaurus/match/1. Retrieved 24 September 2012. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10486525 entry