Taeniopoda
Sign in to saveTaeniopoda is a genus of horse lubbers, fairly large grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae that are native to southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. There are about 12 described species in Taeniopoda. Taeniopoda is very closely related to Romalea (members of the two genera can even produce fertile hybrids in captivity), leading some recent authorities to consider the former a junior synonym the latter.
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- monotypic taxon
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- Romaleinae
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- taxon common name
- Horse Lubbers
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Taeniopoda is a genus of horse lubbers, fairly large grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae that are native to southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. There are about 12 described species in Taeniopoda. Taeniopoda is very closely related to Romalea (members of the two genera can even produce fertile hybrids in captivity), leading some recent authorities to consider the former a junior synonym the latter.
==Species== These 12 species belong to the genus Taeniopoda: Taeniopoda auricornis (Walker, 1870) Taeniopoda bicristata Bruner, 1907 Taeniopoda centurio (Drury, 1770) Taeniopoda citricornis Bruner, 1907 Taeniopoda eques (Burmeister, 1838) (horse lubber) Taeniopoda gutturosa Bolívar, 1901 Taeniopoda obscura Bruner, 1907 Taeniopoda picticornis (Walker, 1870) Taeniopoda reticulata (Fabricius, 1781) Taeniopoda stali Bruner, 1907 Taeniopoda tamaulipensis Rehn, 1904 Taeniopoda varipennis Rehn, 1905
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