# Mecostethus

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{{Short description|Genus of grasshoppers}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Mecostethus parapleurus female (7973859092).jpg
| image_caption = ''Mecostethus parapleurus''
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Mecostethus
| authority = [Fieber](/source/Franz_Xaver_Fieber), 1852
| synonyms =
{{Genus list
| Mesostethus | Fieber, 1852
| Parapleurus | Fischer, 1853
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="GBIF" />
}}

'''''Mecostethus''''' is a genus of [grasshopper](/source/grasshopper)s belonging to the family [Acrididae](/source/Acrididae). The species of this genus are found in Europe, Central Russia and Japan.<ref name="GBIF">{{GBIF |id=1710560 |taxon=''Mecostethus'' |accessdate=20 April 2022}}</ref>

==Species==
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mecostethus'':<ref name="GBIF" />

{{Linked species list
| Mecostethus baichengensis | Ren, Bingzhong, X.Sun & Haitao Wang, 2002
| Mecostethus parapleurus | (Hagenbach, 1822)
| Mecostethus rufifemoralis | Z.Zheng & F.-M.Shi, 2009
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Oedipodinae
Category:Acrididae genera
Category:Taxa named by Franz Xaver Fieber

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