Taracus packardi
Simon, 1879
Taracus packardi is a of () in the Taracidae. First described by Simon in 1879, this species occurs in North America. The was revised in 2016, with Taracus nigripes Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 synonymized with T. packardi.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Taracus packardi: //təˈɹeɪkəs ˈpækərdi//
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Distribution
North America. Distribution records from GBIF indicate presence in Albany, Boulder, Chaffee, Clear Creek, and Dolores counties.
Similar Taxa
- Taracus marchingtoniBoth are of Taracus occurring in western North America; T. marchingtoni was described from Oregon in the 2016 revision that synonymized T. nigripes with T. packardi
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Redlegged Grasshopper
- Flabellate Grasshopper
- Packard Grasshopper
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- The harvestman genus Taracus Simon 1879, and the new genus Oskoron (Opiliones: Ischyropsalidoidea: Taracidae)