Pseudoproscopia scabra

Pseudoproscopia scabra, commonly known as the horsehead grasshopper, is a species of neotropical "stick grasshopper" of the family Proscopiidae. It is found in South America in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Venezuela and Peru.

Pseudoproscopia scabra
Horsehead grasshopper, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Proscopiidae
Genus: Pseudoproscopia
Species:
P. scabra
Binomial name
Pseudoproscopia scabra
(Klug, 1820)
Synonyms
  • Proscopia rostrata Klug, 1820
  • Proscopia scabra Klug, 1820
  • Proscopia parallela Walker, 1870
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