Parasteropleurus
| Parasteropleurus | |
|---|---|
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| Parasteropleurus martorelli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Bradyporinae |
| Tribe: | Ephippigerini |
| Genus: | Parasteropleurus Barat, 2012 |
Parasteropleurus is a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Ephippigerini, erected by J. Barat in 2012[1] with insects that resembled Steropleurus. To date (2022) species have been recorded from the Iberian peninsula and North Africa.[2]
Species[edit]
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Parasteropleurus algericus (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)
- Parasteropleurus balearicus (Bolívar, 1884)
- Parasteropleurus gracilis (Nadig, 1981)
- Parasteropleurus inenormis (Bolívar, 1907)
- Parasteropleurus lucasi (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)
- Parasteropleurus martorellii (Bolívar, 1878) (2 subspcies)
- Parasteropleurus nerii (Vosseler, 1902) (2 subspcies)
- Parasteropleurus perezii (Bolívar, 1877) - type species (as Ephippiger perezii Bolívar)
References[edit]
- ^ Barat J (2012) Revisión preliminar de los géneros de Ephippigerini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Bradyporinae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 50: 36.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File: genus Parasteropleurus Barat, 2012 (retrieved 8 January 2023)
External links[edit]
- Images at iNaturalist
Data related to Ephippigerini at Wikispecies
Media related to Parasteropleurus at Wikimedia Commons
