''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey
grasshopper
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.
Grasshopp ...
s" in the family
Chorotypidae
Chorotypidae is a family of tropical Asian 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 ...
. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
, including the Philippines.
[ It is the only genus in the ]subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
and species include:[
*''Erucius'' (''Curieus'') Bolívar, 1930
**'' Erucius mjobergi'' Bolívar, 1944
**'' Erucius tenuis'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
*''Eucius'' (''Erucius'') Stål, 1875
**'' Erucius apicalis'' (Westwood, 1841) - type species (as ''Acridium agrionoides'' Haan)
**'' Erucius bifasciatus'' Stål, 1877
**'' Erucius brunneri'' Bolívar, 1914
**'' Erucius dimidiatipes'' Bolívar, 1898
**'' Erucius dusmeti'' Bolívar, 1930
**'']Erucius erianthoides
''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera
In biology, ...
'' Bolívar, 1944
**''Erucius fruhstorferi
''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera and species i ...
'' Bolívar, 1930
**''Erucius labuanensis
''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera and species i ...
'' Bolívar, 1930
**'' Erucius magnificus'' Rehn, 1904
**''Erucius moultoni
''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera and species i ...
'' Bolívar, 1930
**''Erucius pictus
''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera and species i ...
'' Saussure, 1903
**'' Erucius sarawakensis'' Bolívar, 1944
**''Erucius singularis
''Erucius'' is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines. It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.
Species
, subgenera and species i ...
'' Bolívar, 1944
**'' Erucius stali'' Bolívar, 1930
**'' Erucius staudingeri'' Bolívar, 1930
**'' Erucius vitreus'' (Westwood, 1841)
**'' Erucius willemsei'' Bolívar, 1930
References
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Chorotypidae
Caelifera genera
Insects of Southeast Asia