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Scotussa (grasshopper)

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Scotussa
Scotussa cliens, Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Tribe: Dichroplini
Genus: Scotussa
Giglio-Tos, 1894

Scotussa is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about seven described species in Scotussa, found in South America.[1][2]

Species

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These species belong to the genus Scotussa:

References

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  1. ^ "Scotussa". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "genus Scotussa Giglio-Tos, 1894". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.

Further reading

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  • Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
  • Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
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  • Media related to Scotussa at Wikimedia Commons