Crau plain grasshopper

(Prionotropis rhodanica)

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Description

Prionotropis rhodanica,French Locust Crau or Locust Rhone,is a species one of Orthoptera caelifères the family of Pamphagidae.Described as Prionotropis hystrix rhodanica Uvarov,1923 as a subspecies,it was elevated to the rank of species by Uvarov in 1943.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Orthoptera
Family:Pamphagidae
Genus:Prionotropis
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