Hippopedon
Genus of grasshoppers
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Hippopedon is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Hippopedon.[1][2][3][4]
| Hippopedon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Psinidiini |
| Genus: | Hippopedon Saussure, 1861 |
Species
These three species belong to the genus Hippopedon:
- Hippopedon capito (Stål, 1873) (Apache grasshopper)
- Hippopedon gracilipes (Caudell, 1905) (Rehn's slender grasshopper)
- Hippopedon saltator Saussure, 1861