Xerophyllum (insect)

Genus of grasshoppers

Xerophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Cladonotinae
Tribe: Xerophyllini
Genus: Xerophyllum
Fairmaire, 1846
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Xerophyllum is a genus of African groundhoppers in the tribe Xerophyllini. There are at least two described species in Xerophyllum.[1][2]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Xerophyllum:

  • Xerophyllum cortices Buckton, 1903
  • Xerophyllum platycorys (Westwood, 1839)

References

  1. ^ "Xerophyllum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Xerophyllum Fairmaire, 1846". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

Further reading

  • 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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