Spathosternum[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae:[2] subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia.[3]
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| Spathosternum pygmaeum male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Spathosterninae |
| Genus: | Spathosternum Krauss, 1877 |
Species
editThe Catalogue of Life[2] lists:
- Spathosternum abbreviatum Uvarov, 1929
- Spathosternum brevipenne Chopard, 1958
- Spathosternum curtum Uvarov, 1953
- Spathosternum malagassum Dirsh, 1962
- Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876 - type species (as Tristria nigro-taeniata Stål)
- Spathosternum planoantennatum Ingrisch, 1986
- Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871
- Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
- Spathosternum venulosum Stål, 1878
References
edit- ^ Krauss HA (1877[1878]) S.B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. Kl. (Abt. 1) 76(1): 44.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 16 November 2018)
External links
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Media related to Spathosternum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Spathosternum at Wikispecies
