Teratodes
| Hooded grasshopper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Nanorder: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Teratodinae |
| Genus: | Teratodes Brullé, 1835 |
Teratodes is the type genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Teratodinae; species are native to India and Sri Lanka and are sometimes known as hooded grasshoppers.[1] It was established by the French entomologist Gaspard Auguste Brullé in 1835.[1]
Hooded grasshoppers feed on tree leaves, and they can become serious pests of teak and sandalwood.[2] Both the nymphs and adults of the species are dull green in color. The pronotum expands into a large sharp "hood" structure edged with yellow-orange, giving them the general appearance of a leaf.[3]
Species
[edit]As of 2025, the following are listed in the Orthoptera Species File:[1]
- Teratodes brachypterus Carl, 1916 - South eastern India
- Teratodes monticollis (Gray, 1832) - type species
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 David C. Eades; Daniel Otte; María Marta Cigliano & Holger Braun. "Teratodes Brullé, 1835". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ B.V. David & T.N. Ananthakrishnan (2004). General and Applied Entomology. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 794. ISBN 978-0-07-043435-6.
- ↑ H.S Anantha Padmanabha. Pests and diseases of sandalwood plants in Nurseries and their management (PDF). Siri Agri Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27.
External links
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