Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper
(Redirected from Dericorys minutus)
| Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Dericorythidae |
| Genus: | Dericorys |
| Species: | D. minutus |
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| Dericorys minutus (Chopard, 1954) | |
The Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper (Dericorys minutus) is a species of grasshopper of the family Acrididae. The species was once thought to be endemic to the town of Maspalomas on Gran Canaria Island but a second population was found in the north of Gran Canaria. The species hasn't been found around Maspalomas since 1949. It is considered Critically endangered, or almost extinct.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hochkirch, A.; López, H. (2016). "Dericorys minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T51269274A74251730. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T51269274A74251730.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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