Galidacris | |
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Galidacris, species unknown - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
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]
Galidacris | |
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Galidacris, species unknown - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
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]