Xanthippus (grasshopper)

Xanthippus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about six described species in Xanthippus.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Xanthippus corallipes pantherinus

Xanthippus
Xanthippus corallipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Hippiscini
Genus:	Xanthippus Saussure, 1884

Species

These six species belong to the genus Xanthippus:

• Xanthippus aquilonius Otte, 1984 ^{i c g b}
• Xanthippus brooksi Vickery, 1967 ^{i c g b}
• Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman, 1852) ^{i c g b} — Red-shanked grasshopper
• Xanthippus montanus (Thomas, 1871) ^{i c g b} — Sandhills band-wing grasshopper
• Xanthippus olancha (Caudell, 1921) ^{i c g}
• Xanthippus sierra (Saussure, 1884) ^b — Sierra grasshopper

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

1. "Xanthippus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
2. "Browse Xanthippus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
3. "Xanthippus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
4. "Xanthippus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
5. "Xanthippus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
6. "genus Xanthippus Saussure, 1884". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
• Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
• Otte, Daniel (1984). The North American Grasshoppers, volume II, Acrididae, Oedipodinae. Harvard. ISBN 0674626613.

External links

• Media related to Xanthippus at Wikimedia Commons