Leprus
Genus of grasshoppers
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Leprus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Leprus.[1][2][3][4]
| Blue-winged grasshoppers | |
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| Leprus intermedius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Hippiscini |
| Genus: | Leprus Saussure, 1861 |
Species
These three species belong to the genus Leprus:
- Leprus elephas (Saussure, 1861)
- Leprus intermedius Saussure, 1884 — Saussure's blue-winged grasshopper
- Leprus wheelerii (Thomas, C., 1875) — Wheeler's blue-winged grasshopper
