Miramella is a small genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae. They are found in Europe and eastern Asia. As of January 2019[update], Orthoptera Species File lists seven species in three subgenera.[1] The genus was first named in 1932.[2] Miramella is the type genus of the subtribe Miramellina (Acrididae: Melanoplinae: Podismini).[1][3]
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| Miramella alpina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Podismini |
| Subtribe: | Miramellina |
| Genus: | Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Podisma solitaria Ikonnikov, 1911
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Species in the genus Mirabella occur in a variety of habitats, with some found at up to 2,800 m (9,200 ft) above sea level in the Swiss alps, including alpine, subalpine, montane, and submontane meadows.[4] The conservation status of three species have been assessed on the IUCN Red List—Miramella carinthiaca, M. irena, and M. alpina. They are each listed as species of "least concern".[5]
Subgenera and species
editSubgenera and species include:[1][6][7][8]
- Subgenus Galvagniella Harz, 1973 (southeastern Europe)
- Miramella albanica Mistshenko, 1952 – Balkan Mountain grasshopper
- Subgenus Kisella Harz, 1973 (western and central Europe)
- Miramella alpina (Kollar, 1833) – green mountain grasshopper
- Miramella carinthiaca (Obenberger, 1926) – Karinthian Mountain grasshopper (southeastern Alps)[9]
- Miramella irena (Fruhstorfer, 1921) – long-winged mountain grasshopper (southeastern Alps)[9]
- Subgenus Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 (eastern Asia)
- Miramella changbaishanensis Gong, J., Z. Zheng & Lian, 1995
- Miramella rufipenne Chang, K.S.F., 1940
- Miramella solitaria (Ikonnikov, 1911), type species of the genus, as Podisma solitaria (Korea, far east Russia, northeastern China)[10]
Genera with species formerly considered part of Mirabella include Capraiuscola, Nadigella, Parapodisma, Podisma, and Sinopodisma.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Dovnar-Zapolskij. 1932. Zur Kenntnis der paläarktischen Podismini (Orthoptera, Acridodea) (Vorläufige Mitteilung). Trudy Zoologitscheskogo Instituta, Akademiia Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
- ^ Vickery VR (1977) The value of cytology in taxonomy with particular reference to the Podismini (Acridoidea: Acrididae: Melanoplinae). Revista de la Sociedada Entomologica Argentina 36: 89–95.
- ^ Kral, Karl (December 2018). "Ecological requirements and features adapting the Karinthian Mountain grasshopper Miramella carinthiaca to live in meadows at the alpine treeline". Acta Entomologica Slovenica. 26 (2).
- ^ "Miramella". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Browse Miramella". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Miramella". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b Baur, Hannes; Coray, Armin (September 2004). "The status of some taxa related to Miramella irena (Fruhstorfer) and the type of Kisella Harz (Caelifera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 111 (3): 631–642. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80257.
- ^ Storozhenko, S. Yu.; Kim, T. W.; Jeon, M J. "Monograph of Korean Orthoptera". National Institute of Biological Resources.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Search OSF". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
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