Pyrgacris

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Pyrgacris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Pyrgacrididae
Kevan, 1974
Genus: Pyrgacris
Descamps, 1968

Pyrgacris[1] is a small genus of grasshoppers in the monotypic family Pyrgacrididae.[2] The two species in the genus Pyrgacris are found only on Reunion Island.[3]

Species

As of 2019, Orthoptera Species File lists:[3]

References

  1. ^ Descamps (1968) Bull. Soc. entomol. Fr. 73: 52.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 11 April 2019)