| Spharagemon | |
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| Spharagemon bolli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Trimerotropini |
| Genus: | Spharagemon Scudder, 1875 |
Spharagemon is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Spharagemon. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Bandwings, or band-winged grasshoppers, are the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers classified under the family Acrididae. They have a worldwide distribution and were originally elevated to full family status as the Oedipodidae. Many species primarily inhabit xeric weedy fields, and some are considered to be important locusts:
Belocephalus is a genus of short-winged coneheads in the family Tettigoniidae. Coneheads are a type of bush crickets or katydids. There are about eight described species in Belocephalus.
Tettigidea is a genus of groundhoppers or pygmy grasshoppers in the tribe Batrachideini from the Americas. There are at least 40 described species in Tettigidea.
Trimerotropis is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 50 described species in Trimerotropis.
Arphia is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 11 described species in the genus Arphia.
Gymnoscirtetes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 2 described species in Gymnoscirtetes.
Trimerotropini is a tribe of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 70 described species in Trimerotropini: found in the western Americas.
Phaedrotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 4 described species in Phaedrotettix.
Hesperotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Hesperotettix.
Spharagemon crepitans, commonly known as the crepitating grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Oedaleonotus is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about nine described species in Oedaleonotus.
Pardalophora is a genus of Nearctic band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four living species in Pardalophora.
Paropomala is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Paropomala.
Circotettix is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Circotettix.
Psoloessa is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Psoloessa.
Spharagemon cristatum, known generally as the ridgeback grasshopper or ridgeback sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Spharagemon bolli, known generally as the Boll's grasshopper or Boll's locust, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Spharagemon equale, known generally as the Say's grasshopper or orange-legged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Bradynotes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is at least one described species in Bradynotes, B. obesa, also known as the "slow mountain grasshopper" and "mountain lubber grasshopper". It is found in North America, in the western United States and northwestern Mexico.
Spharagemon marmorata, the marbled grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in eastern North America.
