| Methiolopsis | |
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| Methiolopsis geniculata, little black-knees, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oxyinae |
| Tribe: | Praxibulini |
| Genus: | Methiolopsis Rehn, 1957 |
| Species: | M. geniculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Methiolopsis geniculata (Stål, 1878) | |
Methiolopsis is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The only species in the genus is Methiolopsis geniculata, sometimes called the "little black knees," found in eastern Australia. [1] [2]