Campylacantha olivacea vivax
(Scudder, 1876)
Campylacantha olivacea vivax is a of in the Acrididae, Melanoplinae. It is found in the central and southwestern United States including Colorado, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri. The exhibits uniform green to brown coloration without bright contrasting patterns. It belongs to a characterized by specific male subgenital plate useful for identification.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Campylacantha olivacea vivax: /kæmˌpɪləˈkænθə oʊˈlɪvəˌsiːə ˈvaɪˌvæks/
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Identification
Distinguished from Cyrtacanthacridinae by mesosternal lobes that are not longer than wide and rounded inner margins, versus lobes longer than wide with relatively straight inner margins. Separated from Dactylotum bicolor by lack of bright black, orange, and yellow coloration and by green to brown hind tibiae rather than blue-black. Male subgenital plate provides definitive characters: not notched or only weakly notched at tip.
Habitat
Found in grassland . Specific microhabitat preferences for this are not documented.
Distribution
Recorded from Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, and Missouri in the central and southwestern United States.
Similar Taxa
- Dactylotum bicolorOccurs in same region (eastern Colorado) but distinguished by bright black, orange, and yellow coloration and blue-black hind tibiae versus uniform green to brown coloration in C. olivacea vivax.
- Schistocerca alutaceaBelongs to different (Cyrtacanthacridinae) with mesosternal lobes longer than wide and deeply notched male subgenital plate tip.
More Details
Taxonomic Note
This is part of the Campylacantha olivacea . The Campylacantha is placed in tribe Dactylotini within Melanoplinae (also referred to as Catantopinae in some sources).
Identification Resources
Illustrations of male tip and subgenital plate are available in Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West for identification purposes.