Pirithoicus
| Pirithoicus | |
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| In Bangalore, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Coptacrinae |
| Genus: | Pirithoicus Uvarov, 1940 |
| Species: | P. ophthalmicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pirithoicus ophthalmicus (Karny, 1907)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pirithoicus ophthalmicus, the little clown grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae native to southern India.[2][3][4] It is the only species in the genus Pirithoicus, as another taxa, Pirithous ramachendrai, was synonymized to this one.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Pirithoicus ophthalmicus (Karny, 1907)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Pirithoicus ophthalmicus – photo records". iNaturalist. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Pirithoicus ophthalmicus (Karny, 1907) – specimen records". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Pirithoicus ophthalmicus – India Biodiversity Portal observation". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
