Hesperotettix
| Hesperotettix | |
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| Hesperotettix viridis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Hesperotettix Scudder, 1875 |
Hesperotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Hesperotettix.[1][2][3][4]
Species
[edit]- Hesperotettix coloradensis Bruner, 1904
- Hesperotettix curtipennis Scudder, 1897
- Hesperotettix floridensis Morse, 1901 (Florida purple-striped grasshopper)
- Hesperotettix gemmicula Hebard, 1918
- Hesperotettix nevadensis Morse, 1906
- Hesperotettix osceola Hebard, 1918 (osceola grasshopper)
- Hesperotettix pacificus Scudder, 1897
- Hesperotettix speciosus (Scudder, 1872) (showy grasshopper)
- Hesperotettix viridis (Thomas, 1872) (snakeweed grasshopper)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hesperotettix Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Hesperotettix Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Hesperotettix Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Orthoptera Species File Online".
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Capinera J.L; Scott R.D.; Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
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