''Calliptamus'' is a genus of

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 ...

s in the family

Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 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 bec ...

. Species of ''Calliptamus'' are found in Africa and the northern Palearctic realm (mainland Europe not including Scandinavia) through to Japan.

Species

Species within this genus include: # '' Calliptamus abbreviatus'' Ikonnikov, 1913 # '' Calliptamus balucha'' Uvarov, 1938 # '' Calliptamus barbarus'' (Costa, 1836) # '' Calliptamus cicatricosus'' Bolívar, 1889 # '' Calliptamus coelesyriensis'' Giglio-Tos, 1893 # '' Calliptamus cyrenaicus'' Jago, 1963 # '' Calliptamus deserticola'' Vosseler, 1902 # ''

Calliptamus italicus ''Calliptamus italicus'', the Italian locust, is a species of 'short-horned grasshopper' belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Calliptaminae. This species is native of the steppes of Central Asia, but it is also present in most of Europe, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Italian locust) type species (as ''Gryllus italicus'' L) # ''

Calliptamus madeirae ''Calliptamus'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Species of ''Calliptamus'' are found in Africa and the northern Palearctic realm (mainland Europe not including Scandinavia) through to Japan. Species Species within this genu ...

'' Uvarov, 1937 (Madeira Pincer Grasshopper) # '' Calliptamus montanus'' Chopard, 1937 # '' Calliptamus plebeius'' (Walker, 1870) # '' Calliptamus siciliae'' Ramme, 1927 (Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper) # '' Calliptamus tenuicercis'' Tarbinsky, 1930 # ''

Calliptamus testaceus ''Calliptamus'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. Species of ''Calliptamus'' are found in Africa and the northern Palearctic realm (mainland Europe not including Scandinavia) through to Japan. Species Species within this genu ...

'' Walker, 1870 # '' Calliptamus turanicus'' Tarbinsky, 1930 # '' Calliptamus wattenwylianus'' Pantel, 1896 # † '' Calliptamus strausi'' Harz, 1973

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2934232 Acrididae Orthoptera of Africa Orthoptera of Asia Orthoptera of Europe Caelifera genera