Aztecacris gloriosa

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Aztecacris gloriosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Aztecacris
Species:
A. gloriosa
Binomial name
Aztecacris gloriosa
(Hebard, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Perixerus gloriosusHebard, 1935 [1]

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 (Arizona) and Mexico. [2] [3] [4] Its vernacular name refers to its type locality near Atascosa Peak in Arizona. [3]

Aztecacris gloriosa measure about 16–25 mm (0.63–0.98 in) in length. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Hebard, Morgan (1935). "Studies in the Orthoptera of Arizona. Part I. New Genera, Species and Geographic Races". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 61 (2): 126–129. JSTOR   25077337.
  2. ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Aztecacris gloriosa (Hebard, 1935)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Aztecacris gloriosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Aztecacris gloriosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2021-09-28.


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