Pternoscirta
Genus of grasshoppers
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Pternoscirta is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and tribe Locustini.[2] The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indochina and Malesia.[2]
| Pternoscirta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Locustini |
| Genus: | Pternoscirta Saussure, 1884[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acrydium cinctifemur Walker, 1859 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
The Orthoptera Species File includes:[2]
- Pternoscirta bimaculata (Thunberg, 1815) – a "temporary name" - Indian Subcontinent[2]
- Pternoscirta caliginosa (Haan, 1842) - China, Vietnam, W. Malesia
- Pternoscirta cinctifemur (Walker, 1859) - type species, locality Sri Lanka
- Pternoscirta longipennis Xia, 1981 - China
- Pternoscirta pulchripes Uvarov, 1925 - China, Thailand
- Pternoscirta sauteri (Karny, 1915) - Vietnam, Taiwan
- Pternoscirta villosa (Thunberg, 1815) - China
Note: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pternoscirta.
