Stenerianthus

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Stenerianthus annamensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Chorotypidae
Subfamily: Erianthinae
Genus: Stenerianthus
Descamps, 1975
Species:
S. annamensis
Binomial name
Stenerianthus annamensis
Descamps, 1975
Synonyms
  • SterianthusYin, Shi & Yin, 1996

Stenerianthus annamensis is a species of grasshopper in the monotypic genus Stenerianthus. It is in the family Chorotypidae, subfamily Erianthinae. [1] [2] [3] This grasshopper was discovered in central Vietnam. [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.

Chorotypidae Family of grasshoppers

Chorotypidae is a family of tropical Asian grasshoppers. These grasshoppers have a head that rises above the level of the thorax and short antennae. Some species have reduced wings, others have wings that widen towards the tips and still others have a flattened leaf-like shape. They lack abdominal tympani.

Erianthinae Subfamily of grasshoppers

Erianthinae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Chorotypidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 40 described species in Erianthinae.

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References

  1. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 November 2018)
  2. 1 2 Descamps (1975) Revision du genre Erianthus Stal, 1875 (Orth. Eumastacoidea, Erianthinae), Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (Ann. Soc. ent. Fr.) Nouvelle série 11(1):91-136
  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 September 2012.