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Epistaurus

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Epistaurus
Epistaurus cf aberrans, Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Coptacrinae
Genus: Epistaurus
Bolívar, 1889
Type species
Epistaurus crucigerus
Bolívar, 1889

Epistaurus[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.[2][3]

Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and southern China.[2]

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File lists:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bolívar I (1889) J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2) 1: 164.
  2. ^ a b c Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 28 November 2018)
  3. ^ 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. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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