Calliptamus plebeius is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in southern Europe and northern Africa.[2][1]

Calliptamus plebeius
In Spain
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Calliptamus
Species:
C. plebeius
Binomial name
Calliptamus plebeius
(Walker, 1870)

The IUCN conservation status of Calliptamus plebeius is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2016.[1][3]

Subspecies

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These subspecies belong to the species Calliptamus plebeius:

  • Calliptamus plebeius bifasciata Krauss, 1892
  • Calliptamus plebeius plebeius (Walker, 1870) (Canarian Pincer Grasshopper)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Calliptamus plebeius Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ "Calliptamus plebeius". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Calliptamus plebeius (Walker, 1870)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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