Galidacris
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| Galidacris | |
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| Galidacris, species unknown - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- Galidacris agilis (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972)
- Galidacris cordillerae (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972)
- Galidacris eckardtae (Günther, 1940)
- Galidacris variabilis (Descamps & Amédégnato, 1972)[1]
References
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