Erucius is a genus of "monkey grasshoppers" in the family Chorotypidae. Species in this genus can be found in Vietnam and Malesia, including the Philippines.[2] It is the only genus in the subfamily Eruciinae.[3]

Erucius
Unidentified Erucius species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Chorotypidae
Subfamily: Eruciinae
Burr, 1899
Genus: Erucius
Stål, 1875[1]

Species edit

 
Unidentified Erucius species

As of 2018, subgenera and species include:[2]

Erucius (Curieus) Bolívar, 1930
  1. Erucius mjobergi Bolívar, 1944
  2. Erucius tenuis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
Eucius (Erucius) Stål, 1875
  1. Erucius apicalis (Westwood, 1841) - type species (as Acridium agrionoides Haan)
  2. Erucius bifasciatus Stål, 1877
  3. Erucius brunneri Bolívar, 1914
  4. Erucius dimidiatipes Bolívar, 1898
  5. Erucius dusmeti Bolívar, 1930
  6. Erucius erianthoides Bolívar, 1944
  7. Erucius fruhstorferi Bolívar, 1930
  8. Erucius labuanensis Bolívar, 1930
  9. Erucius magnificus Rehn, 1904
  10. Erucius moultoni Bolívar, 1930
  11. Erucius pictus Saussure, 1903
  12. Erucius sarawakensis Bolívar, 1944
  13. Erucius singularis Bolívar, 1944
  14. Erucius stali Bolívar, 1930
  15. Erucius staudingeri Bolívar, 1930
  16. Erucius vitreus (Westwood, 1841)
  17. Erucius willemsei Bolívar, 1930

References edit

  1. ^ Stål (1875) Bihang Kungl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl. 3(14): 36.
  2. ^ a b Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Erucius Stål, 1875". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "subfamily Eruciinae Burr, 1899". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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