Poekilocerus

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 Papua New Guinea.[2]

Poekilocerus
Poekilocerus bufonius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Genus: Poekilocerus
Serville, 1831

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:

  • Poekilocerus arabicus Uvarov, 1922
  • Poekilocerus bufonius Klug, 1832
  • Poekilocerus calotropidis Karsch, 1888
  • Poekilocerus geniplanus Gupta & Chandra, 2016
  • Poekilocerus pictus (Fabricius, 1775)

References

  1. 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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