Lophotettix is a genus of South American groundhoppers or pygmy grasshopper. There are about five described species in Lophotettix.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Acrididea |
| Superfamily: | Tetrigoidea |
| Family: | Tetrigidae |
| Subfamily: | Lophotettiginae |
| Genus: | Lophotettix Hancock, 1909 |
Species
editThese five species belong to the genus Lophotettix:
- Lophotettix alticristatus Hancock, 1909
- Lophotettix brevicristatus Hancock, 1909 - type species (Brazil)
- Lophotettix hancocki (Bruner, 1910)
- Lophotettix unicristatus Hancock, 1909
- Lophotettix zumbadoi Barranco, 2010
References
edit- ^ "Lophotettix". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Lophotettix Hancock, 1909". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
Further reading
edit- 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.