Chortopodisma
Species of grasshopper
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Chortopodisma is a monotypic genus of grasshopper in the tribe Podismini. Its only recognized species is Chortopodisma cobellii.[3]
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| Chortopodisma cobellii | |
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| Female Chortopodisma cobellii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Podismini |
| Genus: | Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951[1] |
| Species: | C. cobellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Chortopodisma cobellii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pezotettix cobellii Krauss (by monotypy and original designation) | |
Description
Chortopodisma cobellii is similar to Pseudoprumna baldensis, with a light green coloured body and a strong shortened dark band on its flanks (in contrast to other wingless mountain grasshoppers). This species is apterous and the hearing organ is vestigial.[4]
Distribution and mode of life
This species is endemic to the Italian Alps, where it may be called the "Veneto Mountain Grasshopper".[3] It is only known from a small area around the Monte Pasubio in altitudes of 1,600–2,200 metres (5,200–7,200 ft). Adult specimens can be found from August to October.
