Hippiscus[2] is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is only one described species in the genus, Hippiscus ocelote from North America.[5][6][7][8][9]
Hippiscus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
Tribe: | Hippiscini |
Genus: | Hippiscus Saussure, 1861 |
Species: | H. ocelote
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Binomial name | |
Hippiscus ocelote (Saussure, 1861)
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Synonyms | |
References
edit- ^ Scudder SH (1862) Materials for a monograph of the North American Orthoptera including a catalogue of the known New England species. Jour. Nat. Hist. Boston 7(3):409-480
- ^ a b Saussure H (1861) Orthoptera Nova Americana (Diagnoses Praeliminaires). II. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (Revue et Magasin de Zoologie) 2(13): 126-130, 156-164, 313-324, 397-402
- ^ Kirby, W.F. (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae), British Museum (Natural History), London 3(2):674 pp.
- ^ Scudder SH (1892) The Orthopteran genus Hippiscus. Psyche, A Journal of Entomology (Psyche) 6:265-274, 285-288, 301-305, 317-320, 333-336, 347-350, 359-363
- ^ "Hippiscus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Browse Hippiscus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Hippiscus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Hippiscus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
Further reading
edit- Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
External links
edit- Media related to Hippiscus at Wikimedia Commons