Megradina
Megradina festiva is a grasshopper species in the monotypic genus Megradina, found in Vietnam.[1][2] It is in the family Pyrgomorphidae, subfamily Orthacridinae, and tribe Nereniini.[3] It is closely related to the New Guinea grasshopper genus Megra.[1]
| Megradina festiva | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthacridinae |
| Tribe: | Nereniini |
| Genus: | Megradina Storozhenko, 2004 |
| Species: | M. festiva |
| Binomial name | |
| Megradina festiva Storozhenko, 2004 | |
Megradina festiva is a medium-sized grasshopper with a large, finely punctate head and a slender, elongated body.[1] The total body length reaches 25.8 mm (1.0 in) in males and 45 mm (1.8 in) in females.[1] The holotype is a male collected in the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1995 by Andrey Vasil'evich Gorochov.[1]
References
- Storozhenko, S. Yu. (2004). "A new genus of the subfamily Orthacridinae (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) from Vietnam" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist (142): 1–4. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- 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 2018-11-30.
- Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 November 2018)
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