Gomphocerus Explained

Gomphocerus^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers (Caelifera: Acrididae) in the tribe Gomphocerini. Species can be found in Europe and Asia, with one species in South America (Gomphocerus semicolor).

Species

Gomphocerus includes the following species:

• Gomphocerus armeniacus Uvarov, 1931
• Gomphocerus dispar Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
• Gomphocerus evanescens Stål, 1861
• Gomphocerus kudia Caudell, 1928
• Gomphocerus licenti Chang, 1939
• Gomphocerus plebejus Stål, 1861
• Gomphocerus semicolor Burmeister, 1838
• Gomphocerus sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767 - type species (as Gryllus sibiricus L. = Gomphocerus sibiricus sibiricus)
• Gomphocerus transcaucasicus Mistshenko, 1951

Notes and References

1. Thunberg CP (1815) Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Peterburg 5: 221.