Xiphoceriana atrox

Xiphoceriana atrox
Xiphoceriana atrox. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Pamphagidae
Subfamily: Porthetinae
Genus: Xiphoceriana
Species: X. atrox
Binomial name
Xiphoceriana atrox
(Gerstaecker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Pamphagus atrox Gerstaecker, 1869
  • Xiphocera stuhlmanniana Karsch, 1896

Xiphoceriana atrox is a species of grasshoppers belonging to the family Pamphagidae.[1][2]

Description

Xiphoceriana atrox can reach a length of 70 millimetres (2.8 in) in males, of 55 millimetres (2.2 in) in females.[3]

Distribution

This species is present in Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania.[1]

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