Aiolopus thalassinus
{{short description|Species of grasshopper}}
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| genus = Aiolopus
| species = thalassinus
| authority = (Fabricius, 1781)
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| synonyms =
- Aiolopus acutus Uvarov, 1953
- Epacromia angustifemur Ghiliani, 1869
- Gryllus flavovirens Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
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Aiolopus thalassinusFabricius JC (1781) Species Insectorum 1:367. is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae. It is present in many countries of Europe (but not the British Isles), and in the Afrotropical realm to Asia and the Pacific islands.
The colouration of this species is generally from clear brown to dark brown. Females have a size of 21–29 mm and males of 15–19 mm.
Subspecies
The Orthoptera Species File lists:[http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1103315 Orthoptera Species File (2 December 2018)]
- Aiolopus thalassinus corsicus Defaut & Jaulin, 2008 (Corsica)
- Aiolopus thalassinus dubius Willemse (Pacific islands, Australia)
- Aiolopus thalassinus rodericensis (Butler, 1876) (Madagascar, La Réunion, Aldabra, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Comoros)
- Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius, 1798) (India, Indo-China, China, Korea, Malesia)
- Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781) (Europe, Africa, central and southern Asia)
Gallery
Aiolopus thalassinus feeding on grass 2.jpg|Aiolopus thalassinus feeding on grass.
Aiolopus thalassinus DSC 4394-2.jpg
Aiolopus thalassinus 2.jpg
References
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External links
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Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius