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Betiscoides
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Betiscoides is a small genus of southern African grasshoppers in the family Lentulidae.
The grasshoppers of the genus Betiscoides have slender or very slender bodies and they are flightless, lacking wings. They have a conical head and the antennae are tapering. They are all found among the reed-like wetland plants of the genus Restio and their common name is the restio grasshoppers. All three species are classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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