Miramella
Miramella alpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Podismini
Subtribe: Miramellina
Genus: Miramella
Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932
Type species
Podisma solitaria
Ikonnikov, 1911

Miramella is a small genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae. They are found in Europe and eastern Asia. As of January 2019, Orthoptera Species File lists seven species in three subgenera.[1] The genus was first named in 1932.[2] Miramella is the type genus of the subtribe Miramellina (Acrididae: Melanoplinae: Podismini).[1][3]

Species in the genus Mirabella occur in a variety of habitats, with some found at up to 2,800 m (9,200 ft) above sea level in the Swiss alps, including alpine, subalpine, montane, and submontane meadows.[4] The conservation status of three species have been assessed on the IUCN Red List—Miramella carinthiaca, M. irena, and M. alpina. They are each listed as species of "least concern".[5]

Subgenera and species

Subgenera and species include:[1][6][7][8]

  • Subgenus Galvagniella Harz, 1973 (southeastern Europe)
    • Miramella albanica Mistshenko, 1952 – Balkan Mountain grasshopper
  • Subgenus Kisella Harz, 1973 (western and central Europe)
    • Miramella alpina (Kollar, 1833) – green mountain grasshopper
    • Miramella carinthiaca (Obenberger, 1926) – Karinthian Mountain grasshopper (southeastern Alps)[9]
    • Miramella irena (Fruhstorfer, 1921) – long-winged mountain grasshopper (southeastern Alps)[9]
  • Subgenus Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 (eastern Asia)
    • Miramella changbaishanensis Gong, J., Z. Zheng & Lian, 1995
    • Miramella rufipenne Chang, K.S.F., 1940
    • Miramella solitaria (Ikonnikov, 1911), type species of the genus, as Podisma solitaria (Korea, far east Russia, northeastern China)[10]

Genera with species formerly considered part of Mirabella include Capraiuscola, Nadigella, Parapodisma, Podisma, and Sinopodisma.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Dovnar-Zapolskij. 1932. Zur Kenntnis der paläarktischen Podismini (Orthoptera, Acridodea) (Vorläufige Mitteilung). Trudy Zoologitscheskogo Instituta, Akademiia Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  3. ↑ Vickery VR (1977) The value of cytology in taxonomy with particular reference to the Podismini (Acridoidea: Acrididae: Melanoplinae). Revista de la Sociedada Entomologica Argentina 36: 89–95.
  4. ↑ Kral, Karl (December 2018). "Ecological requirements and features adapting the Karinthian Mountain grasshopper Miramella carinthiaca to live in meadows at the alpine treeline". Acta Entomologica Slovenica. 26 (2).
  5. ↑ "Miramella". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Browse Miramella". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Miramella". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  8. ↑ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  9. 1 2 Baur, Hannes; Coray, Armin (September 2004). "The status of some taxa related to Miramella irena (Fruhstorfer) and the type of Kisella Harz (Caelifera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 111 (3): 631–642. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80257.
  10. ↑ Storozhenko, S. Yu.; Kim, T. W.; Jeon, M J. "Monograph of Korean Orthoptera". National Institute of Biological Resources. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ↑ "Search OSF". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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