Pternoscirta

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]

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]
  • Flatovertex Zheng, 1981
  • Prionidia Stål, 1873

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.

References

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


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