| Pternoscirta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Locustini |
| Genus: | Pternoscirta Saussure, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Acrydium cinctifemur Walker, 1859 | |
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Pternoscirta is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and tribe Locustini. The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indochina and Malesia.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File includes:
- Pternoscirta bimaculata (Thunberg, 1815) – a "temporary name" - Indian Subcontinent
- Pternoscirta caliginosa (Haan, 1842) - China, Vietnam, W. Malesia
- Pternoscirta cinctifemur (Walker, 1859) - type species, locality Sri Lanka
- Pternoscirta longipennis Xia, 1981 - China
- Pternoscirta pulchripes Uvarov, 1925 - China, Thailand
- Pternoscirta sauteri (Karny, 1915) - Vietnam, Taiwan
- Pternoscirta villosa (Thunberg, 1815) - China
Note: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pternoscirta.
References
- Saussure (1884) Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 28(9): 52, 127.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 20 April 2022)
External links
- Image of Pternoscirta caliginosa (Haan, 1842) Biodiversity of Singapore
Data related to Pternoscirta at Wikispecies- 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 November 2018.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pternoscirta | |