''Orchamus'' is a genus of European and western Asian
grasshopper
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 ...
s belonging to the family
Pamphagidae
Pamphagidae is a family of grasshoppers belonging to the superfamily Acridoidea. The species in this family can be found in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Subfamilies, Tribes and selected Genera
The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:
Akice ...
, erected by
Carl Stål
Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish people, Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera.
He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son ...
in 1876.
[Stål C (1876) ''Bihang Kungl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl.'' 4(5): 30.] Belonging to the
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
Pamphagini
Pamphaginae is a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae, with species found in Africa, Europe and Asia.Stål C (1876) ''Bihang Kungl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl.'' 4(5): 30.
Tribes and Genera
The following genera are recognised in t ...
, species can be found in Greece through to Israel and Jordan.
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Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File''[ Orthoptera Species File: genus ''Orchamus'' Stål, 1876 (retrieved 3 January 2023)]
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# ''Orchamus gracilis In Ovid's, ''Metamorphoses'', Orchamus (Ancient Greek: Ορχάμος) was a king of Persia ("in the land of spices").
Family
Orchamus was the seventh in line from Belus and the father of Leucothoe who was a lover of Helios the Sun.
Mythology ...
'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)
# ''Orchamus hebraeus In Ovid's, ''Metamorphoses'', Orchamus (Ancient Greek: Ορχάμος) was a king of Persia ("in the land of spices").
Family
Orchamus was the seventh in line from Belus and the father of Leucothoe who was a lover of Helios the Sun.
Mythology ...
'' Uvarov, 1942
# ''Orchamus kaltenbachi In Ovid's, ''Metamorphoses'', Orchamus (Ancient Greek: Ορχάμος) was a king of Persia ("in the land of spices").
Family
Orchamus was the seventh in line from Belus and the father of Leucothoe who was a lover of Helios the Sun.
Mythology ...
'' Massa, 2009
# ''Orchamus massai In Ovid's, ''Metamorphoses'', Orchamus (Ancient Greek: Ορχάμος) was a king of Persia ("in the land of spices").
Family
Orchamus was the seventh in line from Belus and the father of Leucothoe who was a lover of Helios the Sun.
Mythology ...
'' Ünal, 2016
# ''Orchamus raulinii In Ovid's, ''Metamorphoses'', Orchamus (Ancient Greek: Ορχάμος) was a king of Persia ("in the land of spices").
Family
Orchamus was the seventh in line from Belus and the father of Leucothoe who was a lover of Helios the Sun.
Mythology ...
'' (Lucas, 1854) - type species (as ''Acinipe
''Acinipe'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Acinipe'', found in Southern Europe and North Africa.
Species
These 29 species belong to the genus ''Acinipe'':
* ''Acinipe algeric ...
raulinii'' Lucas, P.H.)
# ''Orchamus yersini In Ovid's, ''Metamorphoses'', Orchamus (Ancient Greek: Ορχάμος) was a king of Persia ("in the land of spices").
Family
Orchamus was the seventh in line from Belus and the father of Leucothoe who was a lover of Helios the Sun.
Mythology ...
'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)`
References
External links
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Orthoptera genera
Orthoptera of Europe
Orthoptera of Asia
Pamphagidae