Rubellia is a genus of grasshoppers described by Carl Stål in 1875, in the tribe Sphenariini and monotypic subtribe Rubelliina.[1] It appears to be monotypic, containing Rubellia nigrosignata (Stål, 1875). It is endemic to the island of Madagascar.[2]

Rubellia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Tribe: Sphenariini
Subtribe: Rubelliina
Kevan & Akbar, 1964
Genus: Rubellia
Stål, 1875
Species:
R. nigrosignata
Binomial name
Rubellia nigrosignata
Stål, 1875

References

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  1. ^ Citizen science observations for Rubellia at iNaturalist
  2. ^ "Rubellia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 September 2021.