title: Spathosternum
text: # Spathosternum
  
  Spathosternum is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae: subfamily Spathosterninae, with species found in Africa, including Madagascar and tropical Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  The Catalogue of Life lists:
  
  * Spathosternum abbreviatum Uvarov, 1929
  * Spathosternum brevipenne Chopard, 1958
  * Spathosternum curtum Uvarov, 1953
  * Spathosternum malagassum Dirsh, 1962
  * Spathosternum nigrotaeniatum Stål, 1876 - type species (as Tristria nigro-taeniata Stål)
  * Spathosternum planoantennatum Ingrisch, 1986
  * Spathosternum prasiniferum Walker, 1871
  * Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893
  * Spathosternum venulosum Stål, 1878
  