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Dhofaria

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Dhofaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pamphagidae
Subfamily: Thrinchinae
Tribe: Thrinchini
Genus: Dhofaria
Popov, 1985
Species:
D. splendens
Binomial name
Dhofaria splendens
(Popov, 198)
Synonyms
  • Dhofaria Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  • Omania Popov, 1980

Dhofaria is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae and tribe Thrinchini, erected by George Popov in 1985.[1] It contains the single species Dhofaria splendens (Popov, 1980) (previously placed in the occupied genus Omania Horváth, 1915 - Hemiptera: Omaniidae), recorded from Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Popov GB (1985) New grasshoppers from Oman and its neighbours. Journal of Oman Studies, 8(1), 65–74.
  2. ^ Orthoptera Species File: Dhofaria splendens (Popov, 1980)
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