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Brachaspis collinus is a species of grasshopper known from Canterbury Region, West Coast Region and Tasman Region, New Zealand. B. collinus was described in 1897 by Frederick Wollaston Hutton. The holotype, Lectotype and Plesiotype are all deposited in the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch. Like all of New Zealand sub-alpine and alpine grasshoppers B. collinus has a 2 or 3 years life cycle. The eggs must ‘overwinter’ before they will hatch. Hoppers are found throughout the year and adult grasshoppers can be found throughout the New Zealand summer between December and April. The adult B. collinus do not overwinter.

Distribution and habitat
Brachaspis collinus is known from Canterbury Region, West Coast Region and Tasman Region, New Zealand. It can be found as far south as the Arthur's Pass National Park (-42.94366°N, 171.56669°W) and as far north as Boulder Lake (-40.89506°N, 172.57868°W).

Species description
The wings on A. tumidicauda are micropterous (small wings) between 2 - 4 mm making this species flightless like most of New Zealand grasshoppers. Male body length 18 - 22 mm; Female body length 25 - 35 mm.