Mecostethus

Mecostethus is a genus of grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae. The species of this genus are found in Europe, Central Russia and Japan.^[1]

Mecostethus
Mecostethus parapleurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Parapleurini
Genus:	Mecostethus Fieber, 1852
Synonyms[1]
Mesostethus Fieber, 1852 Parapleurus Fischer, 1853

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Mecostethus:^[1]

• Mecostethus baichengensis Ren, Bingzhong, X.Sun & Haitao Wang, 2002
• Mecostethus parapleurus (Hagenbach, 1822)
• Mecostethus rufifemoralis Z.Zheng & F.-M.Shi, 2009