''Epistaurus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2)'' 1: 164. is a genus of
grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshop ...
in the family
Acrididae
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known bec ...
, subfamily
Coptacrinae
The Coptacrinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von Wattenwyl under the synonym: Coptacrae) in the Orthoptera: Caelifera
The Caelifera are a suborder of orthopteran insects. They include the grasshoppers and gr ...
.
Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and southern China.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists:
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Epistaurus aberrans
''Epistaurus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2)'' 1: 164. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.
Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China ...
'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
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Epistaurus bolivari
''Epistaurus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2)'' 1: 164. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.
Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China ...
'' Karny, 1907
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Epistaurus crucigerus
''Epistaurus''Bolívar I (1889) ''J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2)'' 1: 164. is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae
The Coptacrinae are a subfamily of Acrididae (originally described by Brunner von ...