Biology:Leprus
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Short description: Genus of grasshoppers
| Leprus | |
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| Leprus intermedius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Hippiscini |
| Genus: | Leprus Saussure, 1861 |
Leprus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Leprus.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These three species belong to the genus Leprus:
- Leprus elephas (Saussure, 1861)
- Leprus intermedius Saussure, 1884 (Saussure's blue-winged grasshopper)
- Leprus wheelerii (Thomas, C., 1875) (Wheeler's blue-winged grasshopper)
References
- ↑ "Leprus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=657723. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Leprus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1703569. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Leprus genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/87096. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Leprus Saussure, 1861". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1104390. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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. https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetogras0000capi.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10557826 entry
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