''Chortopodisma'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...

in the family Acrididae. Its only recognized species is ''Chortopodisma cobellii''.

Description

''Chortopodisma cobellii'' is similar to

Pseudoprumna baldensis ''Pseudoprumna baldensis'' is a monotypic species of grasshopper in the subfamily Melanoplinae and tribe Podismini. Description ''Pseudoprumna baldensis'' is a stockily built, light green grasshopper. A dark band runs from the eye over the tympa ...

. Wings do not exist. The hearing organ is reduced to small remains. The body is light green colored. This species has in contrast to other wingless mountain locusts a strong shortened dark band on the flanks of the body.

Distribution and mode of life

This species is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to the Italian Alps. It is only known from a small area around the

Monte Pasubio Cima Palon, also called Monte Pasubio, is the highest peak of the Pasubio group of Little Dolomites in Veneto, Italy. It has an elevation of 2,239 metres. The Pasubio plateau is one of the most relevant Little Dolomites massifs, and it held ...

in altitudes of . Adult specimens can be found from August to October.

References

* {{Taxonbar, from1=Q14629479, from2=Q1945690 Acrididae Endemic fauna of Italy Insects described in 1883 Insects described in 1951 Taxa named by Hermann August Krauss Monotypic Orthoptera genera