Dissosteira

Genus of grasshoppers

Dissosteira
Carolina Grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oedipodinae
Tribe: Trimerotropini
Genus: Dissosteira
Scudder, 1876

Dissosteira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae found in North America. They are about 1 to 1+1⁄2 inches long, and are completely grey. They can also be found in varying shades of brown.

Species

Arranged alphabetically.[1]

  • Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Carolina Grasshopper, Black-winged Grasshopper (also called Road-duster)[2]
  • Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas, 1872) – High Plains Grasshopper
  • Dissosteira pictipennis Bruner, 1905 – California Rose-Winged Grasshopper
  • Dissosteira spurcata Saussure, 1884 – Spurcate Grasshopper

References

Notes
  1. ^ Dissosteira, ITIS Report
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Sources
  • Dissosteira, BugGuide
Taxon identifiers
Dissosteira
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