Epacromius is a genus of Palaearctic grasshoppers, typical of the tribe Epacromiini, erected by Boris Uvarov in 1942.[1] The recorded distribution of species is France and Spain in western Europe through temperate Asia to Japan (but locality records may be incomplete).[2]
| Epacromius | |
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| Epacromius tergestinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Epacromiini |
| Genus: | Epacromius Uvarov, 1942 |
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 Images at iNaturalist |
Species
editThe Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Epacromius coerulipes (Ivanov, 1888)
- Epacromius fallax Wang, 2007
- Epacromius japonicus (Shiraki, 1910)
- Epacromius pulverulentus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1846)
- Epacromius tergestinus (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1825) - type species (as Gryllus tergestinus Megerle von Mühlfeld = E. tergestinus tergestinus, one of 3 subspecies: by subsequent designation[3])
References
edit- ^ Uvarov BP (1942) New and less known southern Palaearctic Orthoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 67(4): 337, 338 [1941].
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Epacromius Uvarov, 1942 (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 May 2023)
- ^ Johnston HB (1956) Annotated catalogue of African grasshoppers 833 pp.
External links
edit- Images and information at Orthoptera.ch
Media related to Epacromius at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Epacromiini at Wikispecies
