Betiscoides Explained

Betiscoides is a small genus of southern African grasshoppers in the family Lentulidae.

The grasshoppers of the genus Betiscoides have slender or very slender bodies and they are flightless, lacking wings. They have a conical head and the antennae are tapering. They are all found among the reed-like wetland plants of the genus Restio and their common name is the restio grasshoppers.^[1] All three species are classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.^[2]

Species

There are three species in the genus Betiscoides:

• Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923 – slender restio grasshopper
• Betiscoides parva Key, 1937 – small restio grasshopper
• Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937 – robust restio grasshopper

Notes and References

1. K.H.L. Key . 1937 . New Acridiidae from South Africa . Annals of the South African Museum . 135-269 . XXIII.
2. Web site: Genus Betiscoides . 1 January 2018 . IUCN.