Epistaurus
Genus of grasshoppers
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Epistaurus[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.[2][3]
| Epistaurus | |
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| Epistaurus cf aberrans, Cat Tien National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Coptacrinae |
| Genus: | Epistaurus Bolívar, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Epistaurus crucigerus Bolívar, 1889 | |
Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and southern China.[2]
Species
The Orthoptera Species File lists:[2]
- Epistaurus aberrans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
- Epistaurus crucigerus Bolívar, 1889
- Epistaurus diopi Mestre, 2001
- Epistaurus meridionalis Bi, 1984
- Epistaurus sinetyi Bolívar, 1902
- Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877
