Cercina (grasshopper) explained
Cercina is a genus of Asian grasshoppers in the subfamily Caryandinae (it was placed previously in the Oxyinae) first described byCarl Stål (1833–1878), a Swedish entomologist.[1] Species records (probably incomplete) are from Sri Lanka, Nepal and Thailand.[2]
Species include:[2]
- Cercina mussoriensis Prasad & Sinha, 1956
- Cercina obtusa Stål, 1878 - type species
- Cercina phillipsi Henry, 1933
Notes and References
- Stål C (1878) Bihang Kungl. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl. 5(4): 97.
- Web site: genus Cercina Stål, 1878. Orthoptera Species File Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0).