Calephorus compressicornis

Calephorus compressicornis
Calephorus compressicornis (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Acridinae
Tribe: Calephorini
Genus: Calephorus
Species: C. compressicornis
Binomial name
Calephorus compressicornis
(Latreille, 1804)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrydium compressicornis Latreille 1804
  • Calephorus compressicornis camerunensis Sjöstedt 1931
  • Calephorus dubius (Rambur, 1838)
  • Calephorus elegans Fieber, 1853
  • Calephorus venustus (Walker, F., 1870)
  • Calephorus laetus (Walker, F., 1870)
  • Gryllus dubius Rambur, 1838
  • Oxycoryphus compressicornis (Latreille, 1804)
  • Oxycoryphus venustus Walker, F., 1870
  • Stenobothrus laetus Walker, F., 1870

Calephorus compressicornis (French: Criquet des dunes) is a species of grasshoppers in the tribe Calephorini found in Europe (France, Spain) and Africa.

Latreille first described the species (as Acrydium compressicornis) in 1804. The type locality is the vicinity of Bordeaux, France.

References

  1. Tableau méthodique des insectes. Classe huitième. Insectes, Insecta. PA Latreille, 1804, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Volume 24, pages: 129-200

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