Steropleurus is a genus of European bush crickets in the tribe Ephippigerini, first described by Ignacio Bolívar in 1878.[1] as Ephippiger (Steropleurus). To date (2022), species have only been recorded from the Iberian Peninsula.[2]
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| Steropleurus andalusius male | |
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| Steropleurus andalusius female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Bradyporinae |
| Tribe: | Ephippigerini |
| Genus: | Steropleurus Bolívar, 1878 |
Species
editThe Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Steropleurus andalusius (Rambur, 1838) (2 subspecies)
- Steropleurus brunnerii (Bolívar, 1877) - type species (as Ephippiger brunnerii Bolívar)
- Steropleurus castellanus (Bolívar, 1878)
- Steropleurus flavovittatus (Bolívar, 1878)
- Steropleurus obsoletus (Bolívar, 1898)
- Steropleurus pseudolus (Bolívar, 1878)
- Steropleurus recticarinatus (Llorente del Moral, 1980)
Note: Steropleurus catalaunicus, the Catalan Saddle Bush-cricket, is now Sorapagus catalaunicus (Bolívar, 1898)
References
edit- ^ Bolívar I (1878) Analecta Orthopterologica. Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 7: 449 (available at Biblioteca digital).
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Steropleurus Bolívar, 1878 (retrieved 8 January 2023)
External links
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Data related to Ephippigerini at Wikispecies
Media related to Steropleurus at Wikimedia Commons
