Kosciuscola

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Kosciuscola
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Kosciuscola tristis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oxyinae
Tribe: Praxibulini
Genus: Kosciuscola
Sjöstedt, 1934

Kosciuscola [1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oxyinae (tribe Praxibulini). [2] They are found in Australia. [3] [4]

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While most grasshoppers are passive or use acoustic signals (chirping) to resolve disputes, Kosciuscola tristis is famous among entomologists for engaging in ubiquitous, escalated physical combat. [5]

Species

Species include: [3]

References

  1. ↑ Sjöstedt BY (1934) Ark. Zool. A 26(9): 6.
  2. ↑ Husemann, Martin; Hawlitschek, Oliver (2026-02-03). Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Crickets of the World. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-28105-6.
  3. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 January 2018)
  4. ↑ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Umbers, Kate D. L.; Tatarnic, Nikolai J.; Holwell, Gregory I.; Herberstein, Marie E. (2012-11-14). "Ferocious Fighting between Male Grasshoppers". PLOS ONE . 7 (11): e49600. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...749600U. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049600 . PMC   3498212 . PMID   23166725.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
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