''Sphodronotus'' 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 subfamily
Calliptaminae
The Calliptaminae are a subfamily of grasshoppers containing species found in Africa, Europe and Asia; some are economically important. It was originally erected as a tribe by G.G. Jacobson in 1905 as the "Calliptamini", later uprated by Dirsh ...
, with species found in Iran.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Sphodronotus'':
* ''
Sphodronotus cyclopterus''
(Uvarov, 1933)
* ''
Sphodronotus grandis''
Popov, 1951
References
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Acrididae genera
Taxa named by Boris Uvarov