Truxalis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Orthoptera
Subordo: Caelifera
Infraordo: Acrididea
Superfamilia: Acridoidea

Familia: Acrididae
Subfamilia: Acridinae
Tribus: Truxalini
Genus: Truxalis
Species: T. afghana – T. annulata – T. arabica – T. bolivari – T. burtti – T. conspurcata – T. eximia – T. fitzgeraldi – T. grandis – T. guangzhouensis – T. huangliuensis – T. indica – T. johnstoni – T. kudiana – T. longicornis – T. mesopotamica – T. nasuta – T. obesa – T. philbyi – T. procera – T. robusta – T. rubripennis – T. siamensis – T. viridifasciata
Name

Truxalis Fabricius, 1775
Gender: feminine
Type species: Gryllus nasutus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Acridella Bolívar, I., 1893
Tryxalis Scudder, 1897

References

Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page.

Truxalis[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Acridinae and tribe Truxalini.[2] Species can be found in: Africa, the Iberian peninsula, Asia minor through to Indo-China.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File[2] and Catalogue of Life[3] list:

Truxalis afghana Bey-Bienko, 1963
Truxalis annulata Thunberg, 1815
Truxalis arabica Uvarov, 1933
Truxalis bolivari Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis conspurcata Klug, 1840
Truxalis eximia Eichwald, 1830
Truxalis fitzgeraldi Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis grandis Klug, 1830
Truxalis guangzhouensis Liang, 1989
Truxalis huangliuensis Liu & Li, 1995
Truxalis indica Bolívar, 1902
Truxalis johnstoni Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis longicornis Krauss, 1902
Truxalis mesopotamica Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis nasuta Linnaeus, 1758 - type species (as Gryllus nasutus Linnaeus)
Truxalis obesa Bey-Bienko, 1960
Truxalis philbyi Dirsh, 1951
Truxalis procera Klug, 1830
Truxalis robusta Uvarov, 1916
Truxalis rubripennis Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis siamensis Dirsh, 1950
Truxalis viridifasciata Krauss, 1902

Gallery

Truxalis conspurcata

Truxalis johnstoni

Unidentified Truxalis sp.

References

Fabricius (1775) Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus 279.
Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 11 August 2020)
Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.