Dissosteira
| Dissosteira | |
|---|---|
| |
| Carolina Grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Genus: | Dissosteira Scudder, 1876 |
Dissosteira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae found in North America. They are about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, and are completely grey. They can also be found in varying shades of brown.
Species[]
Arranged alphabetically.[1]
- Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Carolina Grasshopper, Black-winged Grasshopper (also called Road-duster)[2]
- Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas, 1872) – High Plains Grasshopper
- Dissosteira pictipennis Bruner, 1905 – California Rose-Winged Grasshopper
- Dissosteira spurcata Saussure, 1884 – Spurcate Grasshopper
References[]
- Notes
- ^ Dissosteira, ITIS Report
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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- Sources
- Dissosteira, BugGuide
Categories:
- Acrididae genera
- Oedipodinae
- Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder
- Oedipodinae stubs