Metator pardalinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Genus: | Metator |
Species: | M. pardalinus |
Binomial name | |
Metator pardalinus (Saussure, 1884) | |
Metator pardalinus, known generally as the blue-legged grasshopper or pard grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5]
The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.
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Metator nevadensis is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Metator is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Metator.
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Cratypedes neglectus, the pronotal range grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Arphia saussureana, the California red-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Trachyrhachys coronata, the crowned grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Xanthippus brooksi is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Heliastus benjamini, the arroyo grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Circotettix shastanus, known generally as the Shasta grasshopper or sierra crackler, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Trimerotropis pseudofasciata, the caerulean-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Arphia behrensi, the California sulphur-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Ageneotettix deorum, known generally as the white-whiskered grasshopper or white whiskers grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Eupnigodes sierranus, the sierran white-whiskered grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Trimerotropis maritima, known generally as the seaside grasshopper or seaside locust, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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Encoptolophus sordidus, known generally as clouded grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the dusky grasshopper and dusky locust. It is found in North America.
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