Aiolopus thalassinus explained

Aiolopus thalassinus^[1] is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae. It is present in many countries of Europe (but not the British Isles or Scandinavia), and in the Afrotropical realm to Asia and the Pacific islands.

The colouration of this species is generally from clear brown to dark brown. Females have a size of 21–29 mm and males of 15–19 mm.

Subspecies

The Orthoptera Species File lists:^[2]

• Aiolopus thalassinus corsicus Defaut & Jaulin, 2008 (Corsica)
• Aiolopus thalassinus dubius Willemse (Pacific islands, Australia)
• Aiolopus thalassinus rodericensis (Butler, 1876) (Aldabra, Rodrigues, Comoros)
• Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius, 1798) (India, Indo-China, China, Korea, Malesia)
• Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781) (Europe, Africa, central and southern Asia)

Notes and References

1. Fabricius JC (1781) Species Insectorum 1:367.
2. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1103315 Orthoptera Species File (2 December 2018)