''Acrostira'' is a genus of
grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are amongst what are possibly the most ancient living groups of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grassh ...
in the subfamily
Pamphaginae, with species found in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...
.
[Enderlein. 1929. ''Wiener Entomol. Z.'' 46:99.]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Acrostira'':
* ''
Acrostira bellamyi''
(Uvarov
The Uvarov family is an old Russian nobility, Russian noble family of Count, counts and nobility of the Russian Empire.
Origins of the family
The family descends from Mirza (name), Mirza Minchak Kasayevich, baptised Simeon, who left the Great ...
, 1922)
* ''
Acrostira euphorbiae''
Garcia-Becerra & Oromí, 1992
* ''
Acrostira tamarani''
Baez, 1984
* ''
Acrostira tenerifae''
Perez & López, 2005
References
Pamphagidae
Fauna of the Canary Islands
Orthoptera genera
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein
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