''Teratodes'', commonly known as hooded grasshoppers, is a
genus 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 ...
native to
India and
Sri Lanka
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.
It was established by the
French
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entomologist
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Gaspard Auguste Brullé
Gaspard Auguste Brullé (7 April, 1809 – 21 January, 1873) was a French entomologist.
Passionate about insects from a young age and through the intervention of Georges Cuvier, he participated in the Morea expedition organised by Jean Baptiste ...
in 1835.
The
type species is ''
Teratodes monticollis'', which was described by the
English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1832 as ''Gryllus monticollis''.
Hooded grasshoppers feed on tree leaves, and they can become serious
pest
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** ...
s of
teak and
sandalwood.
Both the
nymphs and adults of the species are dull green in color. The
pronotum expands into a large sharp "hood" structure edged with yellow-orange, giving them the general appearance of a leaf.
Species
Three species are listed in the ''Orthoptera Species File'':
* ''
Teratodes foliatus
''Teratodes'', commonly known as hooded grasshoppers, is a genus of grasshopper native to India and Sri Lanka. It was established by the French entomologist Gaspard Auguste Brullé in 1835.
The type species is ''Teratodes monticollis'', which w ...
'' (Herbst, 1803)
emporary name* ''
Teratodes brachypterus
''Teratodes'', commonly known as hooded grasshoppers, is a genus of grasshopper native to India and Sri Lanka. It was established by the French entomologist Gaspard Auguste Brullé in 1835.
The type species is ''Teratodes monticollis'', which w ...
'' Carl, 1916
* ''
Teratodes monticollis'' (Gray, 1832)
Gallery
File:Hooded Grasshopper Teratodes monticollis by Krishna Khan Amravati (cropped).jpg
File:Hooded Grasshopper (Teratodus monticollis) W IMG 0525.jpg
File:Hooded Grasshopper Teratodes monticollis.jpg
File:Hooded Grasshopper Teratodes sp. IMG 7147.jpg
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7442433
Acrididae
Insects described in 1835
Taxa named by Gaspard Auguste Brullé