Phoetaliotes
Scudder, 1897
Large-headed Grasshoppers
Species Guides
1- Phoetaliotes nebrascensis(large-headed grasshopper)
Phoetaliotes is a of spur-throated grasshoppers in the Acrididae, Melanoplinae. The genus contains at least one described , P. nebrascensis, commonly known as the Large-headed . GBIF records indicate distribution in California, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and parts of Mexico. The genus is characterized by membership in the spur-throated grasshopper group, which typically possess a spine or projection on the .
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Recorded from California, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and northeastern and southwestern Mexico (GBIF).
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Taxonomic note
The is classified in Melanoplinae (spur-throated grasshoppers), tribe Melanoplini. The 'Large-headed Grasshoppers' refers specifically to P. nebrascensis and has been extended to the genus.
Research context
A 1969 study in Annals of the Entomological Society of America examined food preference as a factor in distribution and abundance of P. nebrascensis, but specific findings were not extractable from available abstract.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Species Records and Accounts
- List of Species Fact Sheets| Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
- Food Preference as a Factor in Distribution and Abundance of Phoetaliotes nebrascensis1,2