Prionotropis

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Prionotropis
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Prionotropis ancosae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pamphagidae
Tribe: Thrinchini
Genus: Prionotropis
Fieber, 1853 [1]
Synonyms
  • Cuculligera Fischer, 1853
  • Prionotopis Voisin, 2003

Prionotropis is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae. Most described species of Prionotropis are found in southern Europe. [2]

Contents

Prionotropis hystrix Prionotropis hystrix 1.jpg
Prionotropis hystrix

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes: [3]

  1. Prionotropis ancosae Olmo-Vidal, 2017
  2. Prionotropis appula (Costa, 1836)
  3. Prionotropis azami Uvarov, 1923
  4. Prionotropis flexuosa (Serville, 1838)
  5. Prionotropis hystrix (Germar, 1817) - type species (as Gryllus hystrix Germar)
  6. Prionotropis maculinervis (Stål, 1876)
  7. Prionotropis rhodanica Uvarov, 1923
  8. Prionotropis willemsorum Massa & Ünal, 2015
  9. Prionotropis xausi Olmo-Vidal, 2020

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References

  1. Fieber (1853) Lotos 3: 127.
  2. "Prionotropis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0" . Retrieved 2023-01-02.