Pyrgacris

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Pyrgacris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgacrididae
Kevan, 1974
Genus:Pyrgacris
Descamps, 1968

Pyrgacris is a small genus of grasshoppers in the monotypic family Pyrgacrididae. [1] The two species in the genus Pyrgacris are found only on Reunion Island. [2]

Grasshopper Common name for a group of insects

Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is probably the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.

Species

As of 2018, Orthoptera Species File lists: [2]

Pyrgacris descampsi is a species of insect, belonging to the family of Pyrgacrididae.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 Orthoptera Species File (27/6/2017)