Pternoscirta

Pternoscirta is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and tribe Locustini.^[2] The recorded distribution of species includes: India, China, Indochina and Malesia.^[2]

Pternoscirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Locustini
Genus:	Pternoscirta Saussure, 1884[1]
Type species
Acrydium cinctifemur Walker, 1859
Synonyms[2]
Flatovertex Zheng, 1981 Prionidia Stål, 1873

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes:^[2]

1. Pternoscirta bimaculata (Thunberg, 1815) – a "temporary name" - Indian Subcontinent^[2]
2. Pternoscirta caliginosa (Haan, 1842) - China, Vietnam, W. Malesia
3. Pternoscirta cinctifemur (Walker, 1859) - type species, locality Sri Lanka
4. Pternoscirta longipennis Xia, 1981 - China
5. Pternoscirta pulchripes Uvarov, 1925 - China, Thailand
6. Pternoscirta sauteri (Karny, 1915) - Vietnam, Taiwan
7. Pternoscirta villosa (Thunberg, 1815) - China

Note: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pternoscirta.