Poekilocerus

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Poekilocerus
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Genus: Poekilocerus
Serville, 1831
Synonyms
  • Decticus Klug, 1832
  • Paecilocerus Bordas, 1898
  • Paekilocera Westwood, 1841
  • Poecilocera Percheron, 1836
  • Poecilocerus Schaum, 1853
  • Poekilocera Percheron, 1838

Poekilocerus[1] is a genus of grasshoppers (Caelifera) in the family Pyrgomorphidae and the tribe Poekilocerini.[1] Species are found in Africa, India, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.[2]

Species[]

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

  1. Uvarov, 1922
  2. Klug, 1832
  3. Karsch, 1888
  4. Gupta & Chandra, 2016
  5. Poekilocerus pictus (Fabricius, 1775) - type species (as Gryllus pictus Fabricius)

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References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 7 April 2018)

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