Chortopodisma

Chortopodisma is a monotypic genus of insect in the family Acrididae. Its only recognized species is Chortopodisma cobellii.[1]

Female Chortopodisma cobellii

Chortopodisma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Acrididae
Subfamily:
Melanoplinae
Tribe:
Podismini
Subtribe:
Miramellina
Genus:
Chortopodisma

Ramme, 1951
Species:
C. cobellii
Binomial name
Chortopodisma cobellii
(Krauss, 1883)

Description

Chortopodisma cobellii is similar to Pseudoprumna baldensis. Wings do not exist. The hearing organ is reduced to small remains. The body is light green colored. This species has in contrast to other wingless mountain locusts a strong shortened dark band on the flanks of the body.

Distribution and mode of life

This species is endemic to the Italian Alps. 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
  • Heiko Bellmann (2006). Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer, die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10447-8.
  1. "genus Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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