Russalpia
| Russalpia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Catantopini |
| Genus: | Russalpia (Sjöstedt, 1921) |
Russalpia is a genus of grasshoppers endemic to Tasmania in the tribe Catantopini f. The scientific name of this genus was first published in 1921 by Sjöstedt.[1]
Species
[edit]The genus Russalpia includes the following species:
- Russalpia albertisi Bolívar, 1898
- Russalpia longifurca Key, 1991
The two species can only be reliably separated by the male genitalia.[2]
G. albertisi has no furcula or a short blunt furcula.[2]
G. longifurca has a furcula the arms rather long, slender, sharp [2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org[Accessed April 15, 2013]
2 Key, K.H.L, 1991 On Four Endemic Genera of Tasmanian Acrididae (Orthoptera) Invertebr. Taxon., 1991, 5, 241-88