Circotettix
Scudder, 1876
Species Guides
9- Circotettix carlinianus(Carlinian Snapper)
- Circotettix coconino(Coconino Wrangler Grasshopper)
- Circotettix crotalum(Rattling Grasshopper)
- Circotettix maculatus(Dancing Grasshopper)
- Circotettix rabula(Wrangler grasshopper)
- Circotettix shastanus(Shasta grasshopper)
- Circotettix splendidus
- Circotettix stenometopus
- Circotettix undulatus(undulant-winged grasshopper)
Circotettix is a of band-winged grasshoppers in the Acrididae, containing approximately 9-10 described . The genus is notable for its cytogenetic characteristics, with several species studied for chromosomal variations that correlate with geographic distribution. Species within this genus are distributed across western North America, with records from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, and Kansas. Some species, such as C. rabula, have been subjects of thermal studies examining altitudinal variation.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Circotettix: /ˌsɜːrkoʊˈtɛtɪks/
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Identification
Band-winged grasshoppers in this can be distinguished by their wing patterns and structural features typical of the Oedipodinae. Specific identification to level requires examination of morphological characters; some species have distinctive reflecting their appearance or , such as the 'wrangler ' (C. rabula) and 'rattling grasshopper' (C. crotalum).
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Distribution
Western North America; documented from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, and Kansas. Specific distribution varies by : C. carlinianus and C. rabula recorded in Wyoming; C. undulatus reported from the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming.
Behavior
in this exhibit strong characteristics that can make them difficult to collect with standard sweep net techniques. Circotettix rabula has been studied for altitudinal variation in thermal , suggesting behavioral plasticity across elevation gradients.
Similar Taxa
- DissosteiraBoth are band-winged grasshoppers with strong characteristics that avoid sweep net collection; however, Dissosteira includes larger such as the Carolina grasshopper (D. carolina).
- TrimerotropisBoth belong to tribe Trimerotropini and share band-winged ; Trimerotropis are more frequently encountered in surveys and have better-documented associations.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Species Records and Accounts
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Grasshoppers of Colorado
- Wyoming Distribution Atlas
- Genetical behavior of heteromorphic homologous chromosomes of circotettix (Orthoptera)
- Chromosomal variations correlated with geographical distribution in circotettix verruculatus (Orthoptera)
- The effect of x‐rays upon the chromosomes of circotettix verruculatus (orthoptera)
- Altitudinal Variation in Thermal Behavior of the Grasshopper Circotettix rabula (Rehn & Hebard) from Central Colorado