Austroicetes
Genus of grasshoppers
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Austroicetes[2] is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae (incertae sedis) and family Acrididae.[1] Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs.[3]
| Austroicetes | |
|---|---|
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| Southern Austroicetes (A. frater) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Genus: | Austroicetes Uvarov, 1925[1] |
Species
Several species were placed previously in the genus Chortoicetes. The Orthoptera Species File presently (2021) lists:[1]
- Austroicetes arida Key, 1954
- Austroicetes cruciata (Saussure, 1888)
- Austroicetes frater (Brancsik, 1897)
- Austroicetes interioris White & Key, 1957
- Austroicetes nullarborensis Key, 1954
- Austroicetes pusilla (Walker, 1870) - type species (as Epacromia pusilla Walker)
- Austroicetes tenuicornis Key, 1954
- Austroicetes tricolor (Sjöstedt, 1920)
- Austroicetes vulgaris (Sjöstedt, 1932)