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Truxalini
The grasshopper subfamily Acridinae, sometimes called silent slant-faced grasshoppers, belong of the large family Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Description In appearance, the species are often similar to those of the subfamily Gomphocerinae, with whom they share a slanted face. However Acridinae differ from Gomphocerinae in that they lack stridulatory pegs on their hind legs and thus, as the common name suggests, do not make sounds. The antennae of this species is flattened and sword-like, a trait also shared with some gomphocerines and also with the spurthroated grasshoppers (subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae). They lack the posternal spine seen in the spurthroated grasshoppers and lubber grasshoppers (subfamily Romaleinae). Hind wings in this species range from nearly colorless to colorless. Tribes and genera The Orthoptera Species File lists the following: Acridini Auth.: MacLeay, 1821; distribution: widespread in warmer parts of the Old World & Australasia(parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sharp Macleay
William Sharp Macleay or McLeay (21 July 1792 – 26 January 1865) was a British civil servant and entomologist. He was a prominent promoter of the Quinarian system of classification. After graduating, he worked for the British embassy in Paris, following his interest in natural history at the same time, publishing essays on insects and corresponding with Charles Darwin. Macleay moved to Havana, Cuba, where he was, in turn, commissioner of arbitration, commissary judge, and then judge. Retiring from this work, he emigrated to Australia, where he continued to collect insects and studied marine natural history. Early life Macleay was born in London, eldest son of Alexander Macleay, who named him for his then business partner, fellow wine merchant William Sharp. He attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with honours in 1814. He was then appointed attaché to the British embassy at Paris, and secretary to the board for liquidating British claims o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnobothrus
''Gymnobothrus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa'' (Ser. 2) 1(2): 100. is the type genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Gymnobothrini Uvarov, 1953; species can be found in Africa. Besides the synonyms listed here, several species were considered similar-to and previously placed in, the genus '' Chortoicetes. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: # ''Gymnobothrus anchietae'' Bolívar, 1890 # ''Gymnobothrus carinatus'' Uvarov, 1942 # '' Gymnobothrus cruciatus'' Bolívar, 1890 # ''Gymnobothrus flexuosus'' (Schulthess, 1898) # ''Gymnobothrus gracilis'' (Ramme, 1931) # ''Gymnobothrus levipes'' (Karsch, 1896) # '' Gymnobothrus lineaalba'' Bolívar, 1890 - type species (as ''G. linea alba'' Bolívar) # ''Gymnobothrus longicornis'' (Ramme, 1931) # ''Gymnobothrus madacassus'' Bruner, 1911 # ''Gymnobothrus oberthuri'' Bolívar, 1891 # ''Gymnobothrus pullus'' (Karny, 1917) # ''Gymnobothrus rimulatus'' (Karsch, 1896) # '' Gymnobothrus roemeri'' (Karny, 1909) # ''Gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calephorus
''Calephorus'' is the type genus of the Calephorini; a tribe of grasshoppers found in Africa, Europe and Indo-China. Species # ''Calephorus compressicornis'' (Latreille, 1804) - Europe, N Africa - type species (as "''Acrydium compressicornis''" Latreille) # ''Calephorus ornatus'' (Walker, F., 1870) - Madagascar # ''Calephorus vitalisi ''Calephorus'' is the type genus of the Calephorini; a tribe of grasshoppers found in Africa, Europe and Indo-China. Species # ''Calephorus compressicornis'' (Latreille, 1804) - Europe, N Africa - type species (as "''Acrydium compressicornis'' ...'' Bolivar, I., 1914 - Indo-China References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10439563 Acridinae Acrididae genera Orthoptera of Africa Orthoptera of Asia Orthoptera of Europe Orthoptera of Indo-China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
