Pseudoproscopia scabra

Pseudoproscopia scabra
	Horsehead grasshopper, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
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;

Pseudoproscopia scabra, commonly known as the horsehead grasshopper, is a species of neotropical "stick grasshopper" of the family Proscopiidae.[1] It is found in South America in Brazil, French Guiana, Venezuela and Peru.[2]

References

"Oldstyle id: 32aefb6756f299de90005bbc3612737a". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
"Distribution for species Pseudoproscopia scabra (Klug, 1820)". Orthoptera Speciesfile.

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[1] "Oldstyle id: 32aefb6756f299de90005bbc3612737a". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

[2] "Distribution for species Pseudoproscopia scabra (Klug, 1820)". Orthoptera Speciesfile.