Xanthippus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about six described species in Xanthippus.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Xanthippus | |
|---|---|
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| Xanthippus corallipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Hippiscini |
| Genus: | Xanthippus Saussure, 1884 |
Species edit
These six species belong to the genus Xanthippus:
- Xanthippus aquilonius Otte, 1984 i c g b
- Xanthippus brooksi Vickery, 1967 i c g b
- Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman, 1852) i c g b — Red-shanked grasshopper
- Xanthippus montanus (Thomas, 1871) i c g b — Sandhills band-wing grasshopper
- Xanthippus olancha (Caudell, 1921) i c g
- Xanthippus sierra (Saussure, 1884) b — Sierra grasshopper
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Xanthippus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ a b "Browse Xanthippus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ a b "Xanthippus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ a b "Xanthippus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Xanthippus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "genus Xanthippus Saussure, 1884". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
Further reading edit
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
- Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
- Otte, Daniel (1984). The North American Grasshoppers, volume II, Acrididae, Oedipodinae. Harvard. ISBN 0674626613.
External links edit
Media related to Xanthippus at Wikimedia Commons
