Russalpia is a genus of grasshoppers endemic to Tasmania in the tribe Catantopini f. The scientific name of this genus was first published in 1921 by Sjöstedt.Eades, D.C.; D. Otte; M.M. Cigliano & H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org[Accessed April 15, 2013]
Species The genus Russalpia includes the following species: Russalpia albertisi Bolívar, 1898 Russalpia longifurca Key, 1991 The two species can only be reliably separated by the male genitalia.
G. albertisi has no furcula or a short blunt furcula.
G. longifurca has a furcula the arms rather long, slender, sharp
References
2 Key, K.H.L, 1991 On Four Endemic Genera of Tasmanian Acrididae (Orthoptera) Invertebr. Taxon., 1991, 5, 241-88