Tainacris Perez et al. 1997 (grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Episactidae
Full reference: D. E. Perez, B. Hierro, G. O. Dominici and D. Otte. 1997. New Eumastacid Grasshopper Taxa (Orthoptera: Eumastacidae: Episactinae) from Hispaniola, Including a Fossil New Genus and Species from Dominican Amber. Journal of Orthoptera Research (6)139-151
Parent taxon: Espagnolinae according to S. Matt et al. 2008
See also Perez et al. 1997
Sister taxon: Antillacris
Subtaxa: Tainacris divergentis Tainacris nitaina Tainacris quisqueiana
Type: Tainacris divergentis
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tainacris in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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