St Helenian dryland grasshopper (Primnia sanctaehelenae)

Primnia sanctaehelenae
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Gomphocerinae
Genus:	Primnia
Scientific name
Primnia sanctaehelenae (Stål, 1861)
Geography
Native countries:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

The St Helenian dryland grasshopper (Primnia sanctaehelenae) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glancePrimnia sanctaehelenae

Activity

Diurnal

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
IUCN Red List Orthoptera				View URL

References

Taxon identifiers

Catalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)iNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGIUCNOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)