Pseudochorthippus montanus

Pseudochorthippus montanus[1] (often known by its synonym Chorthippus montanus) is a species belonging to the family Acrididae, tribe Gomphocerini.[2] It is found across the Palearctic. In Europe, the northern distribution border passes through northern France, the Benelux countries and northern Scandinavia. The south boundary is the Pyrenees and French Central Massif, the south edge of the central Alps, the Apennines to in the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula and from Romania to Mongolia and Manchuria . The species is widespread in Central and Eastern Europe, even at low altitudes. It occurs in the Alps 370–2480 meters above sea level on. In Asia, the range extends to Siberia extends north to Verkhoyansk, the Altai and Kamchatka.[3][4]

Pseudochorthippus montanus
Chorthippus montanus female Germany
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Pseudochorthippus
Species:
P. montanus
Binomial name
Pseudochorthippus montanus
(Charpentier, 1825)
Synonyms

Chorthippus montanus (Charpentier, 1825)

References

  1. Charpentier T (1825) Horae Entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis 173.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 28 September 2019)
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer. Die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10447-8
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