Aiolopus thalassinus

Aiolopus thalassinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Genus:	Aiolopus
Species:	A. thalassinus
Binomial name
	Aiolopus thalassinus; (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
	Aiolopus acutus Uvarov, 1953; Epacromia angustifemur Ghiliani, 1869; Gryllus flavovirens Fischer von Waldheim, 1846;

Aiolopus thalassinus is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae. It is present in most countries of Europe, in the Afrotropic ecozone to Asia and the Pacific islands.

The colouration of this species is generally from clear brown to dark brown. Females have a size of 21-29 mm and males of 15-19 mm.

Subspecies

Aiolopus thalassinus dubius Willemse (Pacific islands)
Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius, 1798) (India, Thailand, South Corea)
Aiolopus thalassinus rodericensis (Butler, 1876) (Aldabra, Rodrigues, Comoros)
Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781) (Europe, Africa, Asia)