Diabolocatantops (original) (raw)

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Genus of grasshoppers

Diabolocatantops
Diabolocatantops axillaris, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Catantopini
Genus: _Diabolocatantops_Jago, 1984

Diabolocatantops is a genus of grasshoppers (Caelifera: Acrididae), in the subfamily Catantopinae and tribe Catantopini, erected by Nick Jago in 1984.[1] Species can be found in Africa, India, China and Indo-China.[2]

The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists the following:

  1. Diabolocatantops axillaris Thunberg, 1815 - type species (as Gryllus axillaris Thunberg = D. axillaris axillaris)
  2. Diabolocatantops consobrinus Karny, 1907
  3. Diabolocatantops innotabilis Walker, 1870
  4. Diabolocatantops pinguis Stål, 1861
  5. Diabolocatantops pulchellus Walker, 1870
  6. Diabolocatantops rufipennis Li & Jin, 1984
  7. Diabolocatantops signatipes Walker, 1870
  8. Diabolocatantops sukhadae Bhowmik, 1986
  1. ^ Jago N (1984) Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 110(3): 295.
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File:genus Diabolocatantops Jago, 1984 (retrieved 1 November 2024)