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Maura (insect)

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Maura
Maura rubroornata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pyrgomorphidae
Subfamily: Pyrgomorphinae
Tribe: Dictyophorini
Genus: Maura
Stål, 1873

Maura[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the tribe Dictyophorini and the family Pyrgomorphidae; it is native to sub-Saharan Africa.[2]

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File lists:[2]

  1. Maura bolivari Kirby, 1902
  2. Maura lurida (Fabricius, 1781)
  3. Maura marshalli Bolívar, 1904
  4. Maura rubroornata (Stål, 1855) - type species (as Petasia rubroornata Stål)

References

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  1. ^ Stål C (1873) Recensio Orthopterorum. Revue critique des Orthoptères décrits par Linné, De Geer et Thunberg 1: 20.
  2. ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 21 September 2021)
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  • Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Media related to Maura at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Maura at Wikispecies