Taeniopoda

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Taeniopoda
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Taeniopoda
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Subfamily: Romaleinae
Tribe: Romaleini
Genus: Taeniopoda
Stal, 1873

Taeniopoda is a genus of horse lubbers in the family Romaleidae. There are about 12 described species in Taeniopoda.[1][2][3][4] In Costa Rica is more often seen from early June to July at its nymphal stage to fully matured, crawling around the banana plantations on the Caribbean slope.

Taeniopoda reticulata

Species[]

These 12 species belong to the genus Taeniopoda:

  • (Walker, 1870)
  • Bruner, 1907
  • (Drury, 1770)
  • Bruner, 1907
  • Taeniopoda eques (Burmeister, 1838) (horse lubber)
  • Bolívar, 1901
  • Bruner, 1907
  • (Walker, 1870)
  • (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Bruner, 1907
  • Rehn, 1904
  • Rehn, 1905

Description[]

This purple grasshopper has red antennas the whole size is about 2 inches long. It has black stripes leave like pattern on wings coverings, legs and body. A bright crimson red on wings is displayed, it has eyed like pattern when both wings are opened on flight as a defense mechanism.

References[]

  1. ^ "Taeniopoda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. ^ "Taeniopoda". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Taeniopoda Stal, 1873". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

Further reading[]

  • 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.

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