''Stenerianthus annamensis'' is a species of

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 ...

in the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

genus ''Stenerianthus''. It is 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 ...

, subfamily

Erianthinae The ErianthinaeBurr M (1904) ''Genera Insectorum'' 2, 6. are a subfamily of Asian grasshoppers in the family Chorotypidae and based on the type genus '' Erianthus''. There are currently 12 genera and more than 40 described species recorded from s ...

. This " monkey grasshopper" was discovered in central Vietnam, with the type locality identified as "Lien Chien" near

Da Nang Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q14392534, from2=Q10678453 Chorotypidae Caelifera genera Monotypic Orthoptera genera Orthoptera of Vietnam