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| Arcyptera fusca. Male | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphocerinae |
| Tribe: | Arcypterini |
| Genus: | Arcyptera |
| Species: | A. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Arcyptera fusca (Pallas, 1773) | |
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Arcyptera fusca, the large banded grasshopper, is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. [1]
This species is native of the steppes of Central Asia, but it is nowadays present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Carpathians, the Caucasus and Siberia). [2]
They can be encountered in the alpine dry meadows, glades, heath, mountain pastures and grasslands, at an elevation up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level. [3]
Arcyptera fusca can reach a body length of 22–35 millimetres (0.87–1.38 in) in males, while females reach a length of 29–44 millimetres (1.1–1.7 in). [3] These medium-sized grasshopper are characterized by a significant sexual dimorphism. Males have developed functional wings (oft 20–27.3 millimetres (0.79–1.07 in) [3] covering the abdomen, while females have rudimentary wings (of 12.3–20.1 millimetres (0.48–0.79 in)), [3] shorter than abdomen and unfit for flight (brachyptery). The basic body color is ocher or yellow-green, with dark markings. [3] The hind tibiae have a characteristic bright red color that extended to the inner face of femora. The knees are black, surrounded by a white band.
Adults mainly feed on Poaceae species. Males use a range of different stridulations for signaling their presence in the territory, for engaging in a dispute with a rival of the same sex or for courting females. [4]
Eggs are spawned in oothecae in short tunnels dug in the ground.
Miramella is a small genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae. They are found in Europe and eastern Asia. As of January 2019, Orthoptera Species File lists seven species in three subgenera. The genus was first named in 1932. Miramella is the type genus of the subtribe Miramellina.
Aiolopus strepens is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae.
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Euchorthippus declivus, the Jersey grasshopper or sharp-tailed grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae.
Miramella alpina, commonly known as the green mountain grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae.
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Phaulacridium marginale is a small species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is endemic to New Zealand where it is found in low elevation open habitat throughout North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and on many smaller islands.
Arcyptera is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. These grasshoppers are present in mainland Europe, and in the eastern Palearctic realm through to northeastern Asia.
Stenobothrus rubicundulus, the wing-buzzing grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae.
Tramlapiola is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Pteroplistinae; species are found in Indo-China.
Tramlapiola sylvestris is a species of crickets in the subfamily Pteroplistinae, found in Vietnam. No subspecies are included in the Catalogue of Life.
Acrida willemsei is an Asian species of grasshopper in the subfamily Acridinae. The recorded distribution of this species includes southern China, Taiwan, Indo-China, India and Malesia. It was first described in 1954.
Epitettix parallelus is a species of ground-hoppers, from Vietnam and not assigned to any tribe.
Otteana is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Landrevinae and tribe Landrevini. Species can be found in Vietnam.
Noctitrella is a genus of crickets in the tribe Podoscirtini. Species have been recorded in: southern China and Indochina.
Micropodisma is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Podismina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species have a recorded distribution from the Balkans, southern Russia to Kazakhstan.
Zubovskya is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Miramellina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species have a very disjointed distribution, with records from Romania, northern and eastern Russia, northern China, Korea and Japan.
Cophopodisma is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers in the tribe Podismini and subtribe Miramellina, erected by D.P. Dovnar-Zapolskij in 1932. Species records have a highly disjointed distribution, with two species from Spain and France and C. yunnanea from China.
