Xerophyllum (grasshopper)

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Xerophyllum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Superfamily: Tetrigoidea
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Cladonotinae
Tribe: Xerophyllini
Genus:Xerophyllum
Fairmaire, 1846

Xerophyllum is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers in the family Tetrigidae. There are at least two described species in Xerophyllum. [1] [2]

Tetrigidae family of insects

Tetrigidae is an ancient family in the order Orthoptera, which also includes similar families such as crickets, grasshoppers, and their allies. Species within the Tetrigidae are variously called groundhoppers, pygmy grasshoppers, pygmy devils or "grouse locusts".

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Species

These two species belong to the genus Xerophyllum:

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References

  1. "Xerophyllum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Xerophyllum Fairmaire, 1846". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

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