Galidacris
| Galidacris | |
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| Galidacris, species unknown - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Rhytidochrotinae |
| Genus: | Galidacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972 |
Galidacris is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae.[1][2] They are found in South America within Colombia and Ecuador. [1]
Behavior[edit]
The males of the genus have been recorded approaching a female, moving their hind legs (knee-waving) and antennae (twitch-back) silently. The reasoning behind this requires further study. This behavior is a mark of convergent evolution as members in more distantly related grasshoppers share this behavior, while other closer genera do not.[3]
Species[edit]
- Galidacris agilis (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972)
- Galidacris cordillerae (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972)
- Galidacris eckardtae (Günther, 1940)
- Galidacris variabilis (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972)[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "genus Galidacris Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972: Orthoptera Species File". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Pocco, Martina E.; Cigliano, María Marta (2020-03-10). "The grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acridomorpha) from the Mitaraka Mountain Range, French Guiana". Zoosystema. 42 (7): 105. doi:10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a7. ISSN 1280-9551.
- ^ Riede, Klaus (1987). "Behavioural studies on neotropical grasshoppers: implication for taxonomy" (PDF). Evolutionary Biology of Orthopteroid Insects.