Chortopodisma

Chortopodisma is a monotypic genus of grasshopper in the tribe Podismini. Its only recognized species is Chortopodisma cobellii.^[3]

Chortopodisma cobellii
Female Chortopodisma cobellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Tribe:	Podismini
Genus:	Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951[1]
Species:	C. cobellii
Binomial name
Chortopodisma cobellii (Krauss, 1883)[2]
Synonyms
Pezotettix cobellii Krauss (by monotypy and original designation)

Description

Chortopodisma cobellii is similar to Pseudoprumna baldensis, with a light green coloured body and a strong shortened dark band on its flanks (in contrast to other wingless mountain grasshoppers). This species is apterous and the hearing organ is vestigial.^[4]

Distribution and mode of life

This species is endemic to the Italian Alps, where it may be called the "Veneto Mountain Grasshopper".^[3] It is only known from a small area around the Monte Pasubio in altitudes of 1,600–2,200 metres (5,200–7,200 ft). Adult specimens can be found from August to October.