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Dissosteira

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Dissosteira

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Dissosteira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae found in North America. They are about 1 to inches long, and are completely grey. They can also be found in varying shades of brown.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOrthoptera
  5. FamilyAcrididae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
128
With media
12
Family
Acrididae
Collections
UMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NAUF, NMMNHS, ANSP
Recorded in
United States

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Dissosteira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae found in North America. They are about 1 to inches long, and are completely grey. They can also be found in varying shades of brown.

==Species== Arranged alphabetically. Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Carolina Grasshopper, Black-winged Grasshopper (also called Road-duster) Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas, 1872) – High Plains Grasshopper Dissosteira pictipennis Bruner, 1905 – California Rose-Winged Grasshopper Dissosteira spurcata Saussure, 1884 – Spurcate Grasshopper

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