Gomphoceridius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Genus: | Gomphoceridius Bolívar, 1914 |
Species: | G. brevipennis |
Binomial name | |
Gomphoceridius brevipennis (Brisout de Barneville, 1858) | |
Synonyms | |
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Gomphoceridius [2] is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers containing the species Gomphoceridius brevipennis [1] and placed in the subfamily Gomphocerinae, [3] tribe Gomphocerini.
Gomphocerinae, the slant-faced grasshoppers, are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia.
Gomphocerini is a tribe of grasshoppers of the family Acrididae.
The species is found in western, mainland Europe, with a notable populations in the Pyrenees. [4] [5]
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft) altitude at the peak of Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extends for about 491 km (305 mi) from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea.
Bandwings, or band-winged grasshoppers are the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers classified under the family Acrididae. They have a worldwide distribution and were originally elevated to full family status as the Oedipodidae. Many species primarily inhabit xeric weedy fields, and some are considered to be important locusts:
The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera.
Chorthippus jutlandica, the Jutland bow-winged grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is one of the few species endemic to Denmark and is found only at a very restricted location near Blåvandshuk in the western part of the country.
Metaleptea brevicornis, the clipped-wing grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper from North America.
Stenobothrus rubicundulus, common name Wing-buzzing Grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae.
Chrysochraontini is a tribe of grasshopper belonging to the subfamily Gomphocerinae.
Myrmeleotettix is a genus of grasshopper in the tribe Gomphocerini. Species are recorded from western Europe and throughout temperate Asia.
Chorthippus vagans, the steppe grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic through Russia and Kazakhstan, east to Siberia, and north to Denmark.
Capnobotes fuliginosus is a species of katydid known as the sooty longwing. It is found in the western United States and Mexico. It is omnivorous and it is the prey of the wasp Palmodes praestans.
Stenobothrini is a tribe of grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. They occur in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
Paropomala virgata, the virgata toothpick grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis, known generally as marsh meadow grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the meadow grasshopper and short-winged brown grasshopper. It is found in North America.
Cibolacris is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Cibolacris.
Orphulella is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 described species in Orphulella, all found in the Americas.
Mermiria is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Mermiria.
Megaulacobothrus latipennis is a species of insect from the order of Orthoptera classified under the family Acrididae. The scientific name of this species was published for the first time in 1898 by Bolívar.
Chrysochraon is a genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Chrysochraontini within the subfamily Gomphocerinae. They are found mostly in Europe from the Pyrenees to Russia.
Acrolophitini is a small tribe of grasshoppers within the subfamily Gomphocerinae from western North America. As of 2018, there are two genera and six species in the tribe Acrolophitini.