Mopla
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| Mopla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
| Genus: | Mopla Henry, 1940[1] |
Mopla is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Catantopinae with no tribe assigned. Two species have been described which are endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[2] The genus is named after the Moplah muslim ethnic group in the Malabar region of Kerala.[3]
