Aztecacris

Genus of grasshoppers

Aztecacris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Tribe: Dactylotini
Genus: Aztecacris
Roberts, 1947[1]
Type species
Perixerus laevis
Rehn, 1900

Aztecacris is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are three described species in Aztecacris.[2][3][4][5][6]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Aztecacris:

  • Aztecacris gloriosa (Hebard, 1935) i b (atascosa gem grasshopper)
  • Aztecacris laevis (Rehn, J.A.G., 1900) c g
  • Aztecacris variabilis (Rehn, J.A.G., 1904) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

  1. ^ Roberts, H. Radclyffe (1947). "Revision of the Mexican Melanoplini (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae) Part I". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 99: 222–224. JSTOR 4064372.
  2. ^ a b "Aztecacris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ^ a b "Browse Aztecacris". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Aztecacris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ a b "Aztecacris Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-01.

Further reading

  • Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
  • Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
Taxon identifiers
Aztecacris
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