Miriatroides Explained
Miriatroides is a genus of Asian ground-hoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the subfamily Metrodorinae and placed in the tribe Cleostratini; it was erected by Z. Zheng and G. Jiang in 2002.[1] The recorded distribution (probably incomplete) for species in this genus is western China, India, Vietnam and Sulawesi.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Miriatroides gravelyi
- Miriatroides hainanensis - type species (as M. quadrivertex : originally placed in Spadotettix by Günther)
- Miriatroides heinrichi
- Miriatroides kannackiensis
- Miriatroides luna
- Miriatroides subansiriensis
Notes and References
- Zheng Z, Jiang G (2002) One new genus and seven new species of Tetrigoidea from southern region of Guangxi. Zoological Research, 23(5), 409–416. Available here
- http://orthoptera.archive.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1101419 Orthoptera Species File