Oxyrrhepes

Oxyrrhepes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Catantopinae
Genus:	Oxyrrhepes Stål, 1873

Oxyrrhepes ^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae; it is the only genus placed in tribe OxyrrhepiniTinkham, 1940.

The recorded distribution of species includes: Sri Lanka, China, Indo-China and Malesia. ^[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:

1. Oxyrrhepes cantonensis Tinkham, 1940 - China
2. Oxyrrhepes meyeri Willemse, 1936 - Sulawesi
3. Oxyrrhepes obtusa Haan, 1842 - type species (as Opsomala lineatitarsisStål) - China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malesia

References

1. Stål C (1873) Ofv. K. Vetensk. Akad. Forh. 30(4): 53.
2. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 24 November 2018)

External links

• Photo at Flickr: Oxyrrhepes obtusa by Tyus Ma
• 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 November 2018.