''Russalpia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 in the tribe
Catantopini
Catantopini is a tribe in the subfamily Catantopinae, a group of grasshoppers found in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Subtribes & genera
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists the following (genera incomplete):
* subtribe Apotropina Key, 1993 - ...
from
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The scientific name of this genus was first published in 1921 by Sjöstedt.
[Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org ccessed April 15, 2013/ref>
]
Species
The genus ''Russalpia'' includes the following species:
*'' Russalpia albertisi'' Bolívar, 1898
*'' Russalpia longifurca'' Key, 1991
References
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Acrididae genera
Arthropods of Tasmania