Spathosternum

Spathosternum^[1] is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae:^[2] subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia.^[3]

Spathosternum
Spathosternum pygmaeum male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Spathosterninae
Genus:	Spathosternum Krauss, 1877

Species

The Catalogue of Life^[2] lists:

• Spathosternum abbreviatum Uvarov, 1929
• Spathosternum brevipenne Chopard, 1958
• Spathosternum curtum Uvarov, 1953
• Spathosternum malagassum Dirsh, 1962
• Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876 - type species (as Tristria nigro-taeniata Stål)
• Spathosternum planoantennatum Ingrisch, 1986
• Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871
• Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
• Spathosternum venulosum Stål, 1878