Paroxya

Paroxya
Paroxya sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Melanoplinae
Tribe:	Melanoplini
Genus:	Paroxya Scudder, 1877

Paroxya is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about eight described species in the genus Paroxya. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Paroxya:

• Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877 ^{i c g b} (Atlantic grasshopper)
• Paroxya bermudensis Rehn, J.A.G., 1909 ^{c g}
• Paroxya clavuliger (Serville, 1839) ^{i b} (olive-green swamp grasshopper)
• Paroxya clavuligera (Serville, 1838) ^{c g}
• Paroxya dissimilis Morse, 1905 ^{c g}
• Paroxya hoosieri (Blatchley, 1892) ^{i c g}
• Paroxya paroxyoides (Scudder, 1897) ^{i c g}
• Paroxya recta Scudder, 1877 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, ^[1] c = Catalogue of Life, ^[2] g = GBIF, ^[3] b = Bugguide.net ^[4]

References

1. "Paroxya Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
2. "Browse Paroxya". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
3. "Paroxya". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
4. "Paroxya Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
5. "genus Paroxya Scudder, 1877". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-06-02.

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.

External links

• Media related to Paroxya at Wikimedia Commons