''Austroicetes vulgaris'' (Southeastern Austroicetes) is a
grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshopp ...
in the genus
Austroicetes
''Austroicetes'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae (''incertae sedis'') and family Acrididae. Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs.
Species
Several species were placed previously in the genus '' Chortoice ...
. It is sometimes a pest in
Tasmania,
and can also be found in
Northern Territory,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
References
Oedipodinae
Insects described in 1932
Taxa named by Bror Yngve Sjöstedt
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