GrasshoppersBlistered Pyrgomorph Coryphistes sp Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata)
The Coryphistes sp are commonly known as the Bark Mimic Grasshopper, with their cryptic appearance. They belong within the superfamily Acridoidea (Short-horned Grasshoppers and Locusts group).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Orthoptera
- Suborder: Caelifera
- Superfamily: Acridoidea
- Family: Acrididae
- Subfamily: Catantopinae
- Tribe: Catantopini
- Subtribe: Coryphistina
- Genus: Coryphistes
- Species:
- Coryphistes glabriceps Sjöstedt, 1920
- Coryphistes interioris Tepper, 1896
- Coryphistes ruricola (Burmeister, 1838)
Footnote & References
- Many thanks to Kimberi Pullen for ID, member of Australian Orthopteroids, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/australian.orthopteroids/
- Coryphistes de Charpentier, 1844, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Coryphistes
GrasshoppersBlistered Pyrgomorph Coryphistes sp Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis) Macrotona Queensland Spotted Pyrgomorph (Greyacris profundesulcata)
InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub
