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Paprides
''Paprides'' is a genus of short-horned grasshopper The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 be ...s in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in ''Paprides'', found in New Zealand. Both species were moved to the genus ''Sigaus'' in 2023 Species These species use to belong to the genus ''Paprides'': * '' Sigaus dugdali'' (Bigelow, 1967). A grasshopper species found in tussock above 400 m above sea level in the southern half of South Island New Zealand. * '' Sigaus nitidus'' (Hutton, 1898) An alpine grasshopper species restricted to the northern two thirds of South Island New Zealand. Females are larger than males. This species is sister to three species that were previously in the genus ''Brachaspis'' (''Sigaus collinus; S. nivalis'' and ''S. robustus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paprides Nitidus
''Sigaus nitidus'' is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae, endemic to New Zealand. This alpine grasshopper species is flightless and silent. Taxonomy ''Sigaus nitidus'' was described by Hutton in 1898 but in the genus ''Paprides''. "Nitidus" means shiny. In 1967 Bigelow added ''P. dugdali'' to this genus. In 2023 thirteen species of New Zealand cold-adapted grasshopper were combined into the genus ''Sigaus,'' creating the new combination ''Sigaus nitidus''. Biology and description ''Sigaus nitidus'' is adapted to alpine conditions. This grasshopper eats a wide range of alpine herbs but avoids tussock grass. Females are larger than males but their antenna have the same number of sensilla. ''Sigaus nitidus'' has a variable life-cycle of two or three years, overwintering as egg, nymph or adult. Distribution ''Sigaus nitidus'' is found above the tree line on mountains in South Island New Zealand from Mt Arthur in the north to Canterbury, where i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short-horned Grasshopper
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 (swarming grasshoppers) 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. Subfamilies The ''Orthoptera Species File'' (September 2021) lists the following subfamilies of Acrididae. The numbers of genera and species are approximate and may change over time. # Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 (140 genera, 470 species), Worldwide: temperate and tropical # Calliptaminae Jacobson, 1905 (12 genera, 90 species), Africa, Europe, Asia # Caryandinae Yin & Liu, 1987 (3 genera, 100 species), Africa, Asia # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
