| Acrostira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pamphagidae |
| Genus: | Acrostira Enderlein, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Acrostira bellamyi (Uvarov, 1922) | |
Acrostira is a genus of grasshopers in the subfamily Pamphaginae, with species found in the Canary Islands. [1] [2]
The following species are recognised in the genus Acrostira: [1]
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