Metaleptea is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Metaleptea, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3]

Metaleptea
Metaleptea adspersa, Perú
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Acridinae
Tribe: Hyalopterygini
Genus: Metaleptea
Giglio-Tos, 1897

Species

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These species belong to the genus Metaleptea:

References

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  1. ^ "Metaleptea". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ "Metaleptea genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "genus Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 1897". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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