Pseudoproscopia scabra

Pseudoproscopia scabra, commonly known as the horsehead grasshopper, is a species of neotropical "stick grasshopper" of the family Proscopiidae.[1] It is found in South America in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela and Peru.[2]

Pseudoproscopia scabra
Horsehead grasshopper, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Proscopiidae
Genus:
Pseudoproscopia
Species:
P. scabra
Binomial name
Pseudoproscopia scabra
(Klug, 1820)
Synonyms
  • Proscopia rostrata Klug, 1820
  • Proscopia scabra Klug, 1820
  • Proscopia parallela Walker, 1870

References
  1. "Oldstyle id: 32aefb6756f299de90005bbc3612737a". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  2. "Distribution for species Pseudoproscopia scabra (Klug, 1820)". Orthoptera Speciesfile.


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