Mopla
| Mopla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
| Genus: | Mopla Henry, 1940[1] |
Mopla is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Catantopinae with no tribe assigned. Two species have been described which are endemic to the Western Ghats of India.[2] The genus is named after the Moplah muslim ethnic group in the Malabar region of Kerala.[3]
Species
The Orthoptera Species File[2] lists:
- Mopla guttata Henry, 1940 - type species
- Mopla rubra Henry, 1940
References
- ^ Henry GMR (1940) New and little known South Indian Acrididae (Orthoptera). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 90(19), 497–540.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 30 May 2021)
- ^ Bhaskar, Dhaneesh; Easa, P. S.; Rowell, C. H. F. (2020-01-10). "Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 29 (1): 17–23. doi:10.3897/jor.29.35664. ISSN 1937-2426.
External links
- Data related to Catantopinae at Wikispecies