Erucius magnificus

(Erucius magnificus)

Description

Erucius magnificus is a species of 'monkey grasshopper' in the family Chorotypidae, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. The type locality was in Borneo (Labuan Is.) and current records also include Vietnam.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Orthoptera

Family:Chorotypidae

Genus:Erucius

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