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Mecostethus

Mecostethus is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Central Russia and Japan.

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Mecostethus
Mecostethus parapleurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oedipodinae
Tribe: Parapleurini
Genus: Mecostethus
Fieber, 1852
Synonyms1
  • Mesostethus Fieber, 1852
  • Parapleurus Fischer, 1853

Mecostethus is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Central Russia and Japan.1

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Mecostethus:1

  • Mecostethus baichengensis Ren, Bingzhong, X.Sun & Haitao Wang, 2002
  • Mecostethus parapleurus (Hagenbach, 1822)
  • Mecostethus rufifemoralis Z.Zheng & F.-M.Shi, 2009
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