Tropidacris collaris

Tropidacris collaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Romaleidae
Genus:	Tropidacris
Species:	T. collaris
Binomial name
	Tropidacris collaris; (Stoll, 1813)

Tropidacris collaris is a species of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. A large South American grasshopper, it is also known as the blue-winged grasshopper although they vary greatly in coloration.^[1] It is common in both forests and dry areas of South America from Colombia to Argentina. In parts of northern Argentina, they are considered a pest.^[2] They are also popular among insect and terrarium enthusiasts.^[3]

A grasshopper of this species was spotted landing on the arm of James Rodríguez, after he scored a goal during Colombia's 2–1 defeat to Brazil, at the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ Carbonell, Carlos S. (1986). "Revision of the Neotropical Genus Tropidacris (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Romaleidae, Romaleinae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 138 (2): 366–402. JSTOR 4064913.
^ Pelizza, S. A; Elíades, L. A; Saparrat, M. C. N; Cabello, M. N; Scorsetti, A. C; Lange, C. E (2011). "Screening of Argentine native fungal strains for biocontrol of the grasshopper Tropidacris collaris: Relationship between fungal pathogenicity and chitinolytic enzyme activity". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28 (4): 1359–66. doi:10.1007/s11274-011-0935-8. PMID 22805916. S2CID 2183951.
^ Attard, Lydia M; Carreno, Ramon A; Paré, Jean A; Peregrine, Andrew S; Dutton, Christopher J; Mason, Thomas R (2008). "Mermithid Nematode Infection in a Colony of Blue-winged Grasshoppers (Tropidacris collaris)". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 39 (3): 488–92. doi:10.1638/2007-0179.1. PMID 18817018. S2CID 8076265.
^ "Huge grasshopper lands on Rodriguez". BBC News.
^ "The alternative 2014 sports awards: The year's best gaffes, rows and grasshoppers". TheGuardian.com. 27 December 2014.

External links[]

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[1] Carbonell, Carlos S. (1986). "Revision of the Neotropical Genus Tropidacris (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Romaleidae, Romaleinae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 138 (2): 366–402. JSTOR 4064913.

[2] Pelizza, S. A; Elíades, L. A; Saparrat, M. C. N; Cabello, M. N; Scorsetti, A. C; Lange, C. E (2011). "Screening of Argentine native fungal strains for biocontrol of the grasshopper Tropidacris collaris: Relationship between fungal pathogenicity and chitinolytic enzyme activity". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 28 (4): 1359–66. doi:10.1007/s11274-011-0935-8. PMID 22805916. S2CID 2183951.

[3] Attard, Lydia M; Carreno, Ramon A; Paré, Jean A; Peregrine, Andrew S; Dutton, Christopher J; Mason, Thomas R (2008). "Mermithid Nematode Infection in a Colony of Blue-winged Grasshoppers (Tropidacris collaris)". Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 39 (3): 488–92. doi:10.1638/2007-0179.1. PMID 18817018. S2CID 8076265.

[4] "Huge grasshopper lands on Rodriguez". BBC News.

[5] "The alternative 2014 sports awards: The year's best gaffes, rows and grasshoppers". TheGuardian.com. 27 December 2014.

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