Kosciuscola tristis, known generally as the chameleon skyhopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Australia.[3][4]

Kosciuscola tristis
Kosciuscola tristis, chameleon grasshopper, Australia

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1] (K. tristis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oxyinae
Tribe: Praxibulini
Genus: Kosciuscola
Species:
K. tristis
Binomial name
Kosciuscola tristis
Sjöstedt, 1934

Subspecies

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These subspecies belong to the species Kosciuscola tristis:

  • Kosciuscola tristis restrictus Rehn, 1957
  • Kosciuscola tristis tristis Sjöstedt, 1934 (Chameleon Grasshopper)

References

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  1. ^ "Kosciuscola tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ "Kosciuscola restrictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  3. ^ "Kosciuscola tristis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Kosciuscola tristis Sjöstedt, 1934". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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