''Oxyrrhepes'' is a genus of
grasshoppers
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.
Grasshop ...
in the family
Acrididae and subfamily
Catantopinae
The subfamily Catantopinae is a group of insects classified under family Acrididae. Genera such as '' Macrotona'' may sometimes called "spur-throated grasshoppers", but that name is also used for grasshoppers from other subfamilies, including t ...
; it is the only genus placed in tribe Oxyrrhepini
Tinkham, 1940.
The recorded distribution of species includes: Sri Lanka, China, Indo-China and Malesia.
Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 24 November 2018)
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Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:
#'' Oxyrrhepes cantonensis'' Tinkham, 1940 - China
#'' Oxyrrhepes meyeri'' Willemse, 1936 - Sulawesi
#'' Oxyrrhepes obtusa'' Haan, 1842 - type species (as ''Opsomala lineatitarsis'' Stål) - China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. ...
References
External links
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''Oxyrrhepes obtusa'' by Tyus Ma
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Acrididae genera
Catantopinae
Orthoptera of Indo-China