''Chrysochraon''
[Fischer LH (1853) ''Orthoptera Europaea'' 296, 307.] 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 ...
in the tribe
Chrysochraontini within the subfamily
Gomphocerinae
Gomphocerinae, sometimes called "slant-faced grasshoppers", are a subfamily of grasshoppers found on every continent but Antarctica and Australia.
Tribes and genera
Tribes and genera include:
Arcypterini
Auth.: Bolívar, 1914 - Africa, Palearc ...
. They are found mostly in mainland Europe (not the British Isles or Scandinavia) from the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
to Russia.
Species
Species include:
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Chrysochraon amurensis''
Mishchenko, 1986
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Chrysochraon beybienkoi''
Galvagni, 1968
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Chrysochraon dispar''
(Germar, 1834) - type species (as ''Podisma dispar''
Germar)
- 5 subspecies
References
[Dyntaxa: ''Chrysochraon''](_blank)
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Gomphocerinae
Orthoptera of Europe
Acrididae genera