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Hildegardia (insect)

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Hildegardia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Hildegardiinae
Genus: Hildegardia
Günther, 1974

Hildegardia is a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tetrigidae and since 2025 placed in the monogeneric subfamily of Hildegardiinae;[1][2] it was erected by Klaus Günther in 1974.[3]

The known species of this genus are found in Mauritius and La Réunion.[2]

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File[2] includes:

  1. Hildegardia mauritiicola Günther, 1974 - (Mauritius)
  2. Hildegardia mauritiivaga Günther, 1974 - (Mauritius)
  3. Hildegardia reuniivaga Hugel, 2007 - (Réunion)

References

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  1. ^ Cadena-Castañeda OJ, Quintana-Arias RF, Infante IC, Silva DSM, Tavares GC (2025) Studies on pygmy grasshoppers: On the current Metrodorinae sensu lato classification (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) with emphasis on American and Malagasy taxa. Zootaxa, 5597(1), 1–265. DOI
  2. ^ a b c Orthoptera Species File: genus Hildegardia Günther, 1974
  3. ^ Günther K (1974) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Tetrigiodea (Orth. Caelifera) von Madagaskar und von Mauritius. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris (Zoologie 3e serie), 236 (Zool. 160), 937–1031. Available here