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Spathosternum

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Spathosternum is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae: subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOrthoptera
  5. FamilyAcrididae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
17
Family
Acrididae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CSU, SAM, UPS, MZLU
Recorded in
Niger, Namibia, Peru, Brazil, South Africa

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Acrididae
Image
Spathosternum pygmaeum male.jpg
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Commons category
Spathosternum
taxon name
Spathosternum
taxon rank
genus
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Spathosternum is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae: subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia.

==Species== The Catalogue of Life lists: Spathosternum abbreviatum Uvarov, 1929 Spathosternum brevipenne Chopard, 1958 Spathosternum curtum Uvarov, 1953 Spathosternum malagassum Dirsh, 1962 Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876 - type species (as Tristria nigro-taeniata Stål) Spathosternum planoantennatum Ingrisch, 1986 Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871 Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893 Spathosternum venulosum Stål, 1878

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