Jivarus Explained

Jivarus is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 described species in Jivarus, found in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru.

Species

These 29 species belong to the genus Jivarus:

• Jivarus alienus (Walker, 1870) (Colombia and Ecuador)
• Jivarus alticola Ronderos, 1981 (Colombia)
• Jivarus americanus Giglio-Tos, 1898 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus antisanae (Bolívar, 1881) (Ecuador)
• Jivarus auriculus Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus brunneus Ronderos, 1981 (Colombia)
• Jivarus carbonelli Ronderos, 1979 (Colombia and Ecuador)
• Jivarus cohni Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus discoloris Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Peru)
• Jivarus ecuadoricus (Hebard, 1924) (Ecuador)
• Jivarus eumera (Hebard, 1923) (Colombia)
• Jivarus guarandaensis Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus gurneyi Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus hubbelli Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus jagoi Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus laevis Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus marginalis Ronderos, 1979 (Colombia)
• Jivarus megacercus Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus ochraceus Ronderos, 1981 (Inga Grasshopper) (Colombia)
• Jivarus pictifrons Ronderos, 1979 (Jimbura Mountain Grasshopper) (Ecuador and Peru)
• Jivarus profundus Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus pubescens Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus rectus Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus rentzi Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus riveti Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus ronderosi Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus spatulus Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus sphaericus Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 (Ecuador)
• Jivarus viridis Ronderos, 1979 (Ecuador)