Metaleptea
Genus of grasshoppers
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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]
| Metaleptea | |
|---|---|
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| Metaleptea adspersa, Perú | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Acridinae |
| Tribe: | Hyalopterygini |
| Genus: | Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 1897 |
Species
These species belong to the genus Metaleptea:
- Metaleptea adspersa (Blanchard, 1843)
- Metaleptea brevicornis (Johannson, 1763) (clip-wing grasshopper)
