Austroicetes
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AustroicetesUvarov BP (1925)[1924] Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. London 72(3-4): 271. is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae (incertae sedis) and family Acrididae. Members of the genus typically feed on grass and herbs.{{cite book|last=Daley|first=Elizabeth|title=Wings: An introduction to Tasmania's winged insects|publisher=Riffles Pty Ltd|year=2007}}
Species
Several species were placed previously in the genus Chortoicetes. The Orthoptera Species File presently (2021) lists:{{cite web|title=genus Austroicetes Uvarov, 1925|url=http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1104562|work=Orthoptera.speciesfile.org|access-date=20 September 2021}}
- Austroicetes arida Key, 1954
- Austroicetes cruciata (Saussure, 1888)
- Austroicetes frater (Brancsik, 1897)
- Austroicetes interioris White & Key, 1957
- Austroicetes nullarborensis Key, 1954
- Austroicetes pusilla (Walker, 1870) - type species (as Epacromia pusilla Walker)
- Austroicetes tenuicornis Key, 1954
- Austroicetes tricolor (Sjöstedt, 1920)
- Austroicetes vulgaris (Sjöstedt, 1932)
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