Pyrgacris[1] is a small genus of grasshoppers in the monotypic family Pyrgacrididae.[2] The two species in the genus Pyrgacris are found only on Reunion Island.[3]
| Pyrgacris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Pyrgacrididae Kevan, 1974 |
| Genus: | Pyrgacris Descamps, 1968 |
Species
editAs of 2019[update], Orthoptera Species File lists:[3]
- Pyrgacris descampsi Kevan, 1976
- Pyrgacris relictus Descamps, 1968 - type species
References
edit- ^ Descamps (1968) Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 73: 52.
- ^ 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 September 2012.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 11 April 2019)