Phaedrotettix
Scudder, 1897
Species Guides
4- Phaedrotettix accola(spur-throated grasshopper)
- Phaedrotettix concinnus
- Phaedrotettix dumicola
- Phaedrotettix palmeri
Phaedrotettix is a of spur-throated grasshoppers in the Acrididae, first described by Scudder in 1897. The genus comprises at least four described . Members are distributed in the southern United States and northeastern Mexico.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Phaedrotettix: /faɪdroʊˈtɛtɪks/
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Identification
As spur-throated grasshoppers, members of this possess a small spur or on the surface of the pronotum. Specific diagnostic features distinguishing Phaedrotettix from related genera within Melanoplini are not documented in available sources.
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Distribution
Recorded from Texas (United States) and northeastern and Gulf regions of Mexico.
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Species diversity
Four described are currently recognized: Phaedrotettix accola, P. concinnus, P. dumicola, and P. palmeri.
Taxonomic history
All four were originally described by S.H. Scudder between 1878 and 1897.