Epistaurus

Epistaurus^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Coptacrinae.^[2][3]

Epistaurus
Epistaurus cf aberrans, Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Coptacrinae
Genus:	Epistaurus Bolívar, 1889
Type species
Epistaurus crucigerus Bolívar, 1889

Species can be found in West and Central Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and southern China.^[2]

Species

The Orthoptera Species File lists:^[2]

• Epistaurus aberrans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
• Epistaurus bolivari Karny, 1907
• Epistaurus crucigerus Bolívar, 1889
• Epistaurus diopi Mestre, 2001
• Epistaurus meridionalis Bi, 1984
• Epistaurus sinetyi Bolívar, 1902
• Epistaurus succineus Krauss, 1877