Epistaurus Explained

Epistaurus^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.

Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and southern China.

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:

• Epistaurus aberrans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
• Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
• Epistaurus crucigerus Bolívar, 1889
• Epistaurus diopi Mestre, 2001
• Epistaurus meridionalis Bi, 1984
• Epistaurus sinetyi Bolívar, 1902
• Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877

Notes and References

1. Bolívar I (1889) J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa (Ser. 2) 1: 164.