Pamphagus Explained

Pamphagus is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae. There are about 12 described species in Pamphagus, found in southern Europe and northern Africa.

Species

The Orthoptera species file includes:

  1. Pamphagus auresianus Massa, 1992
  2. Pamphagus batnensis Benkenana & Petit, 2012
  3. Pamphagus caprai Massa, 1992
  4. Pamphagus cristatus Descamps & Mounassif, 1972
  5. Pamphagus djelfensis Vosseler, 1902
  6. Pamphagus elephas (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as Gryllus elephas L. by subsequent designation[1])
  7. Pamphagus marmoratus Burmeister, 1838
  8. Pamphagus meridionalis Descamps & Mounassif, 1972
  9. Pamphagus milevitanus Benkenana & Massa, 2017
  10. Pamphagus ortolaniae Cusimano & Massa, 1977
  11. Pamphagus sardeus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840)
  12. Pamphagus tunetanus Vosseler, 1902

Notes and References

  1. Kirby WF (1910) A Synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera (Orthoptera Saltatoria, Locustidae vel Acridiidae) 3(2): 674 pp.