Pternoscirta

Pternoscirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Locustini
Genus:	Pternoscirta; Saussure, 1884 [1]
Type species
	Acrydium cinctifemur ; Walker, 1859
Synonyms [2]
	FlatovertexZheng, 1981; PrionidiaStål, 1873;

Last updated November 02, 2019

Pternoscirta is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and tribe Locustini.^[2] The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indo-China and Malesia.^[2]

The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.

Species

Species include:^[2]^[3]

Pternoscirta bimaculata (Thunberg, 1815) – a "temporary name" according to Orthoptera Species File^[2]
Pternoscirta caliginosa (Haan, 1842)
Pternoscirta cinctifemur (Walker, 1859)
Pternoscirta longipennis Xia, 1981
Pternoscirta pulchripes Uvarov, 1925
Pternoscirta sauteri (Karny, 1915)
Pternoscirta villosa (Thunberg, 1815)

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pternoscirta.

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References

↑ Saussure (1884) Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 28(9): 52, 127.
1 2 3 4 5 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 24 November 2018)
↑ 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.

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[saussure1884-1] Saussure (1884) Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 28(9): 52, 127.

[osf-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 24 November 2018)

[COL-3] 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.