Aiolopus thalassinus

Aiolopus thalassinus^[1] is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae. It is present in many countries of Europe (but not the British Isles), and in the Afrotropical realm to Asia and the Pacific islands.

Aiolopus thalassinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Epacromiini
Genus:	Aiolopus
Species:	A. thalassinus
Binomial name
Aiolopus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
Aiolopus acutus Uvarov, 1953 Epacromia angustifemur Ghiliani, 1869 Gryllus flavovirens Fischer von Waldheim, 1846

The colouration of this species is generally from clear brown to dark brown. Females have a size of 21–29 mm and males of 15–19 mm.

Subspecies

The Orthoptera Species File lists:^[2]

• Aiolopus thalassinus corsicus Defaut & Jaulin, 2008 (Corsica)
• Aiolopus thalassinus dubius Willemse (Pacific islands, Australia)
• Aiolopus thalassinus rodericensis (Butler, 1876) (Madagascar, La Réunion, Aldabra, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Comoros)
• Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (Fabricius, 1798) (India, Indo-China, China, Korea, Malesia)
• Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781) (Europe, Africa, central and southern Asia)

Gallery

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  Aiolopus thalassinus feeding on grass.
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