Kakaduacris

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Kakaduacris
Kakaduacris minuta.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Catantopinae
Tribe: Kakaduacridini
Key, 1993
Genus: Kakaduacris
Key, 1992
Species:
K. minuta
Binomial name
Kakaduacris minuta
Key, 1992

Kakaduacris minuta is a species of short-horned grasshopper [1] in the family Acrididae. [2] It is the only species in the genus Kakaduacris. [3] It is found in north Australian savannas. [4]

Kakaduacris minuta at CSIRO.jpg

It is a diurnal species, very small in size. Adult females are approximately 12mm in length and adult males 9mm. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "CSIRO PUBLISHING" . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Orthoptera Species File - Kakaduacris minuta Key, 1992" . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Orthoptera Species File - Kakaduacris Key, 1992" . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Rentz, David C. F. (1996). Grasshopper country: the abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia (1. print ed.). Canberra: UNSW Press. ISBN   978-0-86840-063-1.
  5. ↑ Rentz, D. C. F.; Lewis, R. C.; Su, Y. N.; Upton, M. S. (2003). A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 89. ISBN   983-812-074-X.
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