Paroxya atlantica

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Paroxya atlantica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Melanoplini
Genus: Paroxya
Species:
P. atlantica
Binomial name
Paroxya atlantica
Scudder, 1877

Paroxya atlantica, known generally as the Atlantic grasshopper or Atlantic locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5] It is semi-aquatic, often found on vegetation near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paroxya atlantica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Paroxya atlantica species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Paroxya atlantica". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. "Paroxya atlantica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online" . Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  6. Bateman, Philip W.; Fleming, Patricia A. (2011). "Failure to launch? The influence of limb autotomy on the escape behavior of a semiaquatic grasshopper Paroxya atlantica (Acrididae)". Behavioral Ecology. 22 (4): 763–768. doi:10.1093/beheco/arr045. ISSN   1465-7279.