Oxyrrhepes[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae; it is the only genus placed in tribe Oxyrrhepini Tinkham, 1940.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
| Genus: | Oxyrrhepes Stål, 1873 |
The recorded distribution of species includes: Sri Lanka, China, Indo-China and Malesia.[2]
Species
editThe Orthoptera Species File lists:
- Oxyrrhepes cantonensis Tinkham, 1940 - China
- Oxyrrhepes meyeri Willemse, 1936 - Sulawesi
- Oxyrrhepes obtusa Haan, 1842 - type species (as Opsomala lineatitarsis Stål) - China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malesia
References
edit- ^ Stål C (1873) Ofv. K. Vetensk. Akad. Forh. 30(4): 53.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 24 November 2018)
External links
edit- Photo at Flickr: Oxyrrhepes obtusa by Tyus Ma
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 November 2018.