Biology:Scotussa (grasshopper)

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Short description: Genus of insects

Scotussa
Scotussa cliens - inat 57627572.jpg
Scotussa cliens, Argentina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Tribe: Dichroplini
Genus: Scotussa
Giglio-Tos, 1894

Scotussa is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about seven described species in Scotussa, found in South America.[1][2]

Species

These species belong to the genus Scotussa:

  • Scotussa brachyptera Cigliano & Ronderos, 1994
  • Scotussa cliens (Stål, 1861)
  • Scotussa daguerrei Liebermann, 1947
  • Scotussa delicatula Liebermann, 1947
  • Scotussa impudica Giglio-Tos, 1894
  • Scotussa lemniscata (Stål, 1861)
  • Scotussa liebermanni Mesa & Zolessi, 1968

References

Further reading

  • Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178. 
  • Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10664582 entry