Spharagemon is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Spharagemon.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
Tribe: | Trimerotropini |
Genus: | Spharagemon Scudder, 1875 |
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Species
edit- Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875 (Boll's grasshopper)
- Spharagemon bunites Otte, 1984
- Spharagemon campestris (McNeill, 1901) (campestral grasshopper)
- Spharagemon collare (Scudder, 1872) (mottled sand grasshopper)
- Spharagemon crepitans (Saussure, 1884) (crepitating grasshopper)
- Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875 (ridgeback grasshopper)
- Spharagemon equale (Say, 1825) (Say's grasshopper)
- Spharagemon marmorata (Harris, 1841)
- Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894 (ledge grasshopper)
References
edit- ^ "Spharagemon Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Spharagemon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Spharagemon Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "genus Spharagemon Scudder, 1875". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
Further reading
edit- 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.
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