Megradina festiva is a grasshopper species in the monotypic genus Megradina, found in Vietnam.[1][2] It is in the family Pyrgomorphidae, subfamily Orthacridinae, and tribe Nereniini.[3] It is closely related to the New Guinea grasshopper genus Megra.[1]
Megradina festiva | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
Subfamily: | Orthacridinae |
Tribe: | Nereniini |
Genus: | Megradina Storozhenko, 2004 |
Species: |
M. festiva
|
Binomial name | |
Megradina festiva Storozhenko, 2004 |
Megradina festiva is a medium-sized grasshopper with a large, finely punctate head and a slender, elongated body.[1] The total body length reaches 25.8 mm (1.0 in) in males and 45 mm (1.8 in) in females.[1] The holotype is a male collected in the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1995 by Andrey Vasil'evich Gorochov.[1]