Leptysma

Stål, 1873

spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers

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Leptysma is a of slender, elongate grasshoppers in the Acrididae, commonly called spur-throat toothpick grasshoppers. The genus comprises approximately five described distributed across the Americas, from the southwestern United States through the Caribbean to Argentina. Members are characterized by their thread-like body form and the presence of a spur on the . The genus has been subject to cytogenetic study, particularly Leptysma argentina, which exhibits polymorphic centric fusion affecting chiasma distribution.

Leptysma by (c) Wendy McCrady, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wendy McCrady. Used under a CC-BY license.Leptysma marginicollis mating pair by AmaryllisGardener. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper - Leptysma marginicollis, Mason Neck, Virginia by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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Distribution

Southwestern United States (including Alabama); Caribbean; northeastern and northwestern Argentina.

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