Biology:Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper

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Short description: Species of grasshopper

Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Dericorythidae
Genus: Dericorys
Species:
D. minutus
Binomial name
Dericorys minutus
(Chopard, 1954)

The Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper (Dericorys minutus) is a species of grasshopper of the family Acrididae. The species is endemic to the town of Maspalomas on Gran Canaria Island, and is considered Critically endangered, or almost extinct, since it hasn't been found since 1949.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10469418 entry