Aztecacris gloriosa
| Aztecacris gloriosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Aztecacris |
| Species: | A. gloriosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aztecacris gloriosa (Hebard, 1935)
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Aztecacris gloriosa, the Atascosa gem grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the southwestern United States (Arizona) and Mexico.[2][3][4] Its vernacular name refers to its type locality near Atascosa Peak in Arizona.[3]
Aztecacris gloriosa measure about 16–25 mm (0.63–0.98 in) in length.[3]
References
- ^ Hebard, Morgan (1935). "Studies in the Orthoptera of Arizona. Part I. New Genera, Species and Geographic Races". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 61 (2): 126–129. JSTOR 25077337.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "species Aztecacris gloriosa (Hebard, 1935)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ a b c "Aztecacris gloriosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Aztecacris gloriosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-09-28.