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Fontana Grasshopper (Trimerotropis fontana)

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Trimerotropis fontana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Trimerotropis
Species:
T. fontana
Binomial name
Trimerotropis fontana
Thomas, C., 1876

Trimerotropis fontana is a grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae ("band-winged grasshoppers"), in the family Acrididae ("short-horned grasshoppers").[1][2] A common name for Trimerotropis fontana is "fontana grasshopper".[3] Trimerotropis fontana is found in North America.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Trimerotropis fontana species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Life Trimerotropis fontana species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

Further reading[edit]

  • American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
  • Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1995). Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] D. Orthoptera Species File 5, 630.

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