Aretza

Aretza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Catantopinae
Tribe: Catantopini
Subtribe: Aretzina
Genus:
Sjöstedt, 1921
Species[1]
  • Aretza erythroptera Sjöstedt, 1921
  • Aretza longicornis Sjöstedt, 1921

Aretza is a species of shorthorn grasshopper from the Acrididae family found in north Australian savannas, particularly in the wet season.[2] They are notoriously difficult to catch or photograph because of their swift movement due to heat produced from the sandstone habitat.[3]

A acrididae short-horned grasshopper found on a local cycas species in Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Aretza". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ Rentz, David C. (2003). A guide to Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Australian Plague Locust Commission, Orthopterists' Society. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-074-6. OCLC 55753685.
  3. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Genus: Aretza". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-12-13.


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