Chortopodisma is a monotypic genus of grasshopper in the tribe Podismini. Its only recognized species is Chortopodisma cobellii.[3]
| Chortopodisma cobellii | |
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| Female Chortopodisma cobellii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Podismini |
| Genus: | Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951[2] |
| Species: | C. cobellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Chortopodisma cobellii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pezotettix cobellii Krauss (by monotypy and original designation) | |
Description
editChortopodisma cobellii is similar to Pseudoprumna baldensis, with a light green coloured body and a strong shortened dark band on its flanks (in contrast to other wingless mountain grasshoppers). This species is apterous and the hearing organ is vestigial.[4]
Distribution and mode of life
editThis species is endemic to the Italian Alps, where it may be called the "Veneto Mountain Grasshopper".[3] It is only known from a small area around the Monte Pasubio in altitudes of 1,600–2,200 metres (5,200–7,200 ft). Adult specimens can be found from August to October.
References
edit- ^ Krauss HA (1883) Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien 33: 222.
- ^ Ramme (1951) Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 27: 63.
- ^ a b "genus Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ Heiko Bellmann (2006). Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer, die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Stuttgart: Franckh-Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10447-8.
External links
edit- Images at iNaturalist
Data related to Miramellina at Wikispecies
Media related to Chortopodisma at Wikimedia Commons
