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Microtes occidentalis

Microtes occidentalis, the little buzzer grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. NatureServe considers it vulnerable.

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Microtes occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Microtes
Species:
M. occidentalis
Binomial name
Microtes occidentalis
(Bruner, 1893)

Microtes occidentalis, the little buzzer grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae.123 It is found in North America.24 NatureServe considers it vulnerable.5

References

References

  1. "Microtes occidentalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. "Microtes occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "Microtes occidentalis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. "Microtes occidentali". Orthoptera Species File.
  5. "Microtes occidentalis". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Capinera J.L; Scott R.D.; Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.