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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Adlappa Sjöstedt, 1920 |
| Species: | A. erythroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Adlappa erythroptera Sjöstedt, 1920 | |
Adlappa is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae. The only species is Adlappa erythroptera.
It is a pale green color with prominent spots on the fore-wings and hind femur, with pale reddish wings. Adult females are around 44mm in length and males are 28mm in length.
It is usually found in the eucalyptus woodland of north Australian savannas.
References
- "Adlappa Sjöstedt, 1920". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- Rentz, David C. (2003). A guide to Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Australian Plague Locust Commission, Orthopterists' Society. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-074-6. OCLC 55753685.
- Rentz, David C. F. (1996). Grasshopper country: the abundant orthopteroid insects of Australia (1. print ed.). Canberra: UNSW Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-063-1.
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| Adlappa | |