''Arulenus'' is a genus of
pygmy grasshopper. , it consists of two species:
* ''
Arulenus miae
''Arulenus miae'' is a species of pygmy grasshopper which is found on the island Mindanao in the Philippines. It was described in 2016 by Josip Skejo and Joy Honezza S. Caballero. They became aware of the species' existence through a photograph ...
''
* ''
Arulenus validispinus''
Both species are
endemic to
Mindanao in the Philippines.
Description
Characteristic features of this genus include: the lack of
tegmina and of
alae, a smooth
pronotum with large, slightly wrinkled spines on its discus, and outwardly turned lateral paranotal lobes.
Taxonomic history
Carl Stål circumscribed
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''Arulenus'' in 1877 for the species ''A. validispinus'' and ''A. punctatus'', which Stål described in the same paper.
In 1887,
Ignacio Bolívar
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transferred ''A. punctatus'' to its own, new genus ''
Hirrius'', giving it the name ''
Hirrius punctatus''.
''Arulenus'' would be considered a
monospecific genus until 2016 with Josip Skejo and Joy Honezza S. Caballero's description of ''
Arulenus miae
''Arulenus miae'' is a species of pygmy grasshopper which is found on the island Mindanao in the Philippines. It was described in 2016 by Josip Skejo and Joy Honezza S. Caballero. They became aware of the species' existence through a photograph ...
''.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14594084
Taxa named by Carl Stål
Caelifera genera
Insects of the Philippines
Orthoptera of Asia