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Gomphocerus sibiricus

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Gomphocerus sibiricus
Gomphocerus sibiricus Belgium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Gomphocerus
Species:
G. sibiricus
Binomial name
Gomphocerus sibiricus
(Linnaeus, 1767) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gryllus (Locusta) sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Aeropus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Gomphocerus sibiricus is a species of insect belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae.It is found across the Palearctic east to Siberia.The main distribution area is Siberia. In Central and Southern Europe it is limited to the high mountains: Pyrenees and Sierra de Guadarrama, central and southern Apennines, Alps, Carpathians, Balkan Mountains and the Caucasus.[2][3]

Close-Up of a Gomphocerus sibiricus

References

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  1. ^ Linnaeus C. 1767. Systema naturae per regnae tria naturae. Editio duodecima, reformata, 1(2): 533–1327. Holmiae.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer. Die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10447-8