| Parapachyacris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae |
| Genus: | Parapachyacris Yin & Yin, 2008 |
| Species: | P. taiwanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapachyacris taiwanensis Yin & Yin, 2008
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Parapachyacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Parapachyacris taiwanensis, which is found in Taiwan1
Description
As of 2008, only the female of the species has been described. The length is 58 millimetres (2.3 in) with a darkish-brown body color and a yellow longitudinal stripe on the head and first body segment. The rear leg is yellowish-brown with yellow banding.1
References
References
- Yin, Hong; Yin, Xiang-Chu (January 2008). "A New Genus of Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Catantopidae: Cyrtacanthacridinae) from China". Entomological News. 119 (1): 37–41. doi:10.3157/0013-872X(2008)119[37:ANGOGO]2.0.CO;2.