Aretza

Aretza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Catantopinae
Tribe: Catantopini
Subtribe: Aretzina
Genus: Aretza
Sjöstedt, 1921
Species

Aretza is a species of shorthorn grasshopper from the Acrididae family found in north Australian savannas, particularly in the wet season. They are notoriously difficult to catch or photograph because of their swift movement due to heat produced from the sandstone habitat.

A acrididae short-horned grasshopper found on a local cycas species in Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Aretza". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Rentz, David C. (2003). A guide to Australian grasshoppers and locusts. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Australian Plague Locust Commission, Orthopterists' Society. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-074-6. OCLC 55753685.
  3. ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Genus: Aretza". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-12-13.