Xenocatantops humilis

Xenocatantops humilis is the type species of grasshoppers in its genus, belonging to the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae.^[2]

Xenocatantops humilis
Xenocatantops humilis. Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Catantopinae
Tribe:	Catantopini
Genus:	Xenocatantops
Species:	X. humilis
Binomial name
Xenocatantops humilis (Serville, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Caloptenus dominans (Walker, 1870) Caloptenus strictus (Walker, 1870) Catantops speciosus (Brancsik, 1896) Catantops humilis Willemse, C., 1957 Catantops humilis Kirby, 1910 Cyrtacanthacris punctipennis Walker, F., 1871 Xenocatantops dominans (Walker, F., 1870) Xenocatantops strictus (Walker, F., 1870)

Subspecies

The Catalogue of Life lists:^[2]

• X. humilis humilis
• X. humilis brachycerus

Distribution

X. humilis in Singapore. Video clip

This species can be found in India, Indo-China, Malaysia (the type locality is Java), and Papua New Guinea.^[3][4]

Description

The head of Xenocatantops humilis shows a straight frons in the profile and filiform antennae. Hind femora are rather slender, with wide black spots on the back. In the males cerci are quite short, without clear apical bifurcation, bilaterally compressed and apically incurved.^[5][6]

Biology

Xenocatantops humilis must go through about five stages before becoming a winged adult. ^[7]

Bibliography

• Woo, H .P. M., M.K. Tan, 2011. Grasshoppers. Pp. 331–332. In: Ng, P. K. L., R. T. Corlett & *H. T. W. Tan (editors). Singapore Biodiversity. An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development. Editions Didier Millet, Singapore. 552 pp.
• Tan, M. K., R. W. J. Ngiam & M. R. B. Ismail, 2012. A checklist of Orthoptera in Singapore parks. Nature in Singapore, 5: 61–67.
• Ari Sugiarto - Comparison of Jumping Distance on Several Grasshopper Species (Orthoptera)