Metaleptea
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| Metaleptea | |
|---|---|
| Metaleptea adspersa, Perú | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Acridinae |
| Tribe: | Hyalopterygini |
| Genus: | Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 1897 |
Metaleptea is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Metaleptea, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3]