Xerophyllum (grasshopper)

Xerophyllum is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least two described species in Xerophyllum.[1][2]

Xerophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Tetrigoidea
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Cladonotinae
Tribe: Xerophyllini
Genus: Xerophyllum
Fairmaire, 1846

Species

These two species belong to the genus Xerophyllum:

  • Xerophyllum cortices Buckton, 1903
  • Xerophyllum platycorys (Westwood, 1839)

References

  1. "Xerophyllum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Xerophyllum Fairmaire, 1846". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

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