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This article is about the genus of grasshoppers. For the plant genus synonym (family Capparaceae), see Capparis. Genus of grasshoppers

Dhofaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Pamphagidae
Subfamily: Thrinchinae
Tribe: Thrinchini
Genus: Dhofaria
Popov, 1985
Species: D. splendens
Binomial name
Dhofaria splendens
(Popov, 198)
Synonyms
  • Dhofaria Koçak & Kemal, 2008
  • Omania Popov, 1980

Dhofaria is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers in the family Pamphagidae and tribe Thrinchini, erected by George Popov in 1985. It contains the single species Dhofaria splendens (Popov, 1980) (previously placed in the occupied genus Omania Horváth, 1915 - Hemiptera: Omaniidae), recorded from Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

References

  1. Popov GB (1985) New grasshoppers from Oman and its neighbours. Journal of Oman Studies, 8(1), 65–74.
  2. Orthoptera Species File: Dhofaria splendens (Popov, 1980)

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Taxon identifiers
Dhofaria
Dhofaria splendens
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