Paratylotropidia

Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Beutenmueller's grasshopper (P. beutenmuelleri)

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Paratylotropidia is a of spur-throated grasshoppers in the Acrididae, Melanoplinae, tribe Dactylotini. The genus contains at least three described : P. beutenmuelleri, P. brunneri, and P. morsei. Members of this genus possess the characteristic spur-throat structure typical of their tribe. P. brunneri has been the subject of cytological study due to its unusual multiple system, with 19 chromosomes in male including four V-shaped multiples.

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Identification

Members of this can be identified as spur-throated grasshoppers by the presence of a spine or on the (the plate of the prothorax). -level identification within Paratylotropidia requires examination of specific morphological characters not detailed in available sources.

Distribution

Records from GBIF indicate occurrence in the North-Central United States, specifically Arkansas and North Carolina. The full range of the is not comprehensively documented.

Similar Taxa

  • MelanoplusBoth are in Melanoplinae and share spur-throated ; Melanoplus is a much larger and more diverse requiring careful examination to distinguish

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Chromosomal characteristics

P. brunneri exhibits an unusual system with 19 chromosomes in male and 20 in females, including four V-shaped multiples. This was one of the early documented cases of multiple chromosomes in grasshoppers and has been used in cytological studies of Orthoptera.

Taxonomic history

The was established by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893. were later described by Morse (1907) and Rehn & Rehn (1943).

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