Common Pincer Grasshopper Calliptamus italicus

Photo: Geert DeKnijf

Classification

Calliptaminae [subfamily]

Calliptamus [genus] (8)

italicus [species]

Classification

Calliptaminae [subfamily]

Calliptamus [genus] (8)

italicus [species]

Names

English name	Common Pincer Grasshopper
Alternative English name	Italian Locust
Valid name	Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification

Orthoptera [order]
- Caelifera [suborder]
  - Acrididae [family] Grasshoppers
    - Calliptaminae [subfamily]
      - Calliptamus Serville, 1831 [genus]
        
        Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758) [species] Common Pincer Grasshopper