Adlappa is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae. The only species is Adlappa erythroptera.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Adlappa Sjöstedt, 1920 |
| Species: | A. erythroptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Adlappa erythroptera Sjöstedt, 1920
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It is a pale green color with prominent spots on the fore-wings and hind femur, with pale reddish wings. Adult females are around 44mm in length and males are 28mm in length.[2]
It is usually found in the eucalyptus woodland of north Australian savannas.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Adlappa Sjöstedt, 1920". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Rentz, David C. (2003). A guide to Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Australian Plague Locust Commission, Orthopterists' Society. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-074-6. OCLC 55753685.
- ^ Rentz, David C. F. (1996). Grasshopper country: the abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia (1. print ed.). Canberra: UNSW Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-063-1.