Spathosternum

Spathosternum[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae:[2] subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia.[3]

Spathosternum
Spathosternum pygmaeum male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Spathosterninae
Genus: Spathosternum
Krauss, 1877

Species

The Catalogue of Life[2] lists:

  • Spathosternum abbreviatum Uvarov, 1929
  • Spathosternum brevipenne Chopard, 1958
  • Spathosternum curtum Uvarov, 1953
  • Spathosternum malagassum Dirsh, 1962
  • Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876 - type species (as Tristria nigro-taeniata Stål)
  • Spathosternum planoantennatum Ingrisch, 1986
  • Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871
  • Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
  • Spathosternum venulosum Stål, 1878

References

  1. Krauss HA (1877[1878]) S.B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. Kl. (Abt. 1) 76(1): 44.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 16 November 2018)
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