''Brachaspis'' 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 ...
belonging to the family
Acrididae
Acrididae 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 Oedi ...
.
The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.
In 2023 all species in this genus were moved to the genus ''
Sigaus''.
Species:
*''
Brachaspis collinus''
*''
Brachaspis nivalis'' - type species
*''
Brachaspis robustus''
References
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Catantopinae
Caelifera genera