''Kosciuscola''
[Sjöstedt BY (1934) ''Ark. Zool. A'' 26(9): 6.] 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
Oxyinae (tribe
Praxibulini). They are found in Australia.
[Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 30 January 2018)]
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Species
Species include:[
*'' Kosciuscola cognatus'' Rehn, 1957
*'' Kosciuscola cuneatus'' Rehn, 1957
*'' Kosciuscola tasmanicus'' Rehn, 1957
*'' Kosciuscola tristis'' Sjöstedt, 1934 - type species (''K. tristis tristis'' of 2 subsp.)
*'' Kosciuscola usitatus'' Rehn, 1957
]
Gallery
Fighting between male Kosciuscola tristis grasshoppers - pone.0049600.s001.ogv, '' Kosciuscola tristis'': fighting between males
References