Mecostethus parapleurus

Mecostethus parapleurus is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Palearctic.^[2][3]

Mecostethus parapleurus
Mecostethus parapleurus, France
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1] (Europe regional assessment)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Parapleurini
Genus:	Mecostethus
Species:	M. parapleurus
Binomial name
Mecostethus parapleurus (Hagenbach, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
Gryllus parapleurus Hagenbach, 1822

Subspecies

These subspecies belong to the species Mecostethus parapleurus:

• Mecostethus parapleurus parapleurus (Hagenbach, 1822) (Green Leek Grasshopper)
• Mecostethus parapleurus turanicus Tarbinsky, 1928