Eyprepocprifas
genus of grasshoppers
Eyprepocprifas is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae with the sole species, Monte Gordo grasshopper (Eyprepocprifas insularis) known only from São Nicolau in the Cape Verde Islands.
It was formally described from a single specimen in 1980, declared extinct in 1996, and rediscovered in 2025.
Description
Eyprepocprifas insularis is a small-sized grasshopper, with females growing to an average length of 3.1 cm (1.22 in), while males are smaller, averaging in at around 1.9 cm (0.75 in). Both males and females vary in coloration. The general color is beige-brown. The dorsal part of the head has a dark longitudinal band that runs through the thorax. The hind tibia and hind tarsus is reddish, while the antennae, abdomen, tegmen, lateral thorax, and hind femur are dark brown.
Distribution and habitat
Eyprepocprifas insularis is endemic to Monte Gordo Natural Park in São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is restricted to 650-1100 m. above sea level.
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