''Cryptocatantops'' 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 subfamily
Catantopinae
The subfamily Catantopinae is a group of insects classified under family (biology), family Acrididae. Genera such as ''Macrotona'' may sometimes called "spur-throated grasshoppers", but that name is also used for grasshoppers from other subfamili ...
, a group of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...
s primarily found in Africa. As numerous other genera, it is not yet assigned to a particular tribe.
Species
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Cryptocatantops allessandricus''
Sjöstedt, 1931
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Cryptocatantops crassifemoralis''
Johnsen, 1991
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Cryptocatantops debilis''
Krauss, 1901
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Cryptocatantops haemorrhoidalis''
Krauss, 1877
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Cryptocatantops simlae''
Dirsh, 1956
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Cryptocatantops uvarovi''
Dirsh, 1956
References
External links
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''Cryptocatantops'' at orthoptera.speciesfile.org{{Taxonbar, from=Q10462215
Acrididae genera