Biology:Tettigidea armata

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Short description: Species of grasshopper

Tettigidea armata
Tettigidea armata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Tetrigidae
Subfamily: Batrachideinae
Tribe: Batrachideini
Genus: Tettigidea
Species:
T. armata
Binomial name
Tettigidea armata
Morse, 1895

Tettigidea armata is a species in the family Tetrigidae ("pygmy grasshoppers"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids").[1][2] The species is known generally as the "armored pygmy grasshopper", "armoured grouse locust", or "spined grouse locust".[3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

Tettigidea armata
Armored Pygmy Grasshopper, Tettigidea armata, Pryor, OK, USA[5]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). "Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera)". Orthoptera Species File 6, 261.

Wikidata ☰ Q10694278 entry