| Aztecacris gloriosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
| Genus: | Aztecacris |
| Species: | A. gloriosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Aztecacris gloriosa (Hebard, 1935) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aztecacris gloriosa, the atascosa gem grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. [2] [3] [4]
The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical realms. They are one of the two largest subfamilies in the Acrididae. As of 2001 the Melanoplinae contained over 800 species in over 100 genera, with more species being described continuously.
Eumastacidae are a family of grasshoppers sometimes known as monkey- or matchstick grasshoppers. They usually have thin legs that are held folded at right angles to the body, sometimes close to the horizontal plane. Many species are wingless and the head is at an angle with the top of the head often jutting above the line of the thorax and abdomen. They have three segmented tarsi and have a short antenna with a knobby organ at the tip. They do not have a prosternal spine or tympanum. Most species are tropical and the diversity is greater in the Old World. They are considered primitive within the Orthoptera and feed on algae, ferns and gymnosperms, the more ancient plant groups.
Eotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 6 described species in Eotettix.
Insara is a genus known as "western bush katydids": characteristic of the tribe Insarini and placed in the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. There are about 6 described species in Insara.
Pediodectes is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about nine described species in Pediodectes.
Psychomastax deserticola, the desert monkey grasshopper, is a species of monkey grasshopper in the family Eumastacidae. It is found in North America.
Psychomastax is a genus of monkey grasshoppers in the family Eumastacidae. There are at least four described species in Psychomastax.
Ateloplus is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about eight described species in Ateloplus.
Opeia atascosa, the atascosa grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Opeia is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Opeia.
Eupnigodes is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Eupnigodes, both found in the western United States.
Cibolacris is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Cibolacris.
Lactista is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in Lactista.
Aztecacris is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are three described species in Aztecacris.
Aptenopedes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 13 described species in Aptenopedes.
Aeropedellus is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are more than 20 described species in Aeropedellus.
Esselenia is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species in Esselenia, E. vanduzeei.
Eumorsea balli, known generally as the huachuca monkey grasshopper or Ball's monkey grasshopper, is a species of monkey grasshopper in the family Eumastacidae. It is found in North America.
Titanacris is a genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Romaleinae and tribe Tropidacrini. Species are recorded from central and southern America: typically living in the canopy of tropical forests.
Floritettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 13 described species in Floritettix, found in North America.