Heliastus
Genus of grasshoppers
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Heliastus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in the genus Heliastus.[1][2][3][4]
| Heliastus | |
|---|---|
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| Heliastus aztecus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Hippiscini |
| Genus: | Heliastus Saussure, 1884 |
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus Heliastus:
- Heliastus aztecus Saussure, 1884
- Heliastus benjamini Caudell, 1905 (arroyo grasshopper)
- Heliastus cirrhoides Otte, 1984
- Heliastus guanieri Caudell, 1903
- Heliastus infrequens Otte, 1984
- Heliastus obesus Saussure, 1884
- Heliastus rubellus Otte, 1984
- Heliastus rufipennis Liebermann, 1945
- Heliastus subroseus Caudell, 1904 (rose-wing beach grasshopper)
- Heliastus sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861)