Amphinotus pygmaeus

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Amphinotus pygmaeus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Genus: Amphinotus
Species:
A. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Amphinotus pygmaeus
Hancock, 1915

Amphinotus pygmaeus is a species of groundhopper found in Sri Lanka. It was described in 1915 by Joseph L. Hancock, and is the type species for the genus Amphinotus . [1]

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References

  1. Hancock, J. L. (1915). "Indian Tetriginae (Acrydiinae)". Records of the Indian Museum. 11: 96–97. doi: 10.26515/rzsi/v11/i1/1915/163610 . ISSN   0375-099X.