Sorapagus

Genus of cricket-like animals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorapagus is a monotypic genus of bush crickets in the tribe Ephippigerini, erected by J. Barat in 2012.[1] The single species had long been placed in the genus Steropleurus.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Ensifera
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Sorapagus
Sorapagus catalaunicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Bradyporinae
Tribe: Ephippigerini
Genus: Sorapagus
Barat, 2012
Synonyms
  • Steropleurus ceretanus Kruseman & Jeekel, 1964
  • Ephippigera catalaunica Bolívar, I. 1907
  • Uromenus (Steropleurus) catalaunicus Bolívar, I. 1907
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Species

The Orthoptera Species File[3] only includes Sorapagus catalaunicus (Bolívar, 1898) in this genus. It is endemic to the Pyrénées mountain range and sometimes called the Catalan saddle bush-cricket.

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