Trimerotropis inconspicua
Bruner, 1904
inconspicuous grasshopper
Trimerotropis inconspicua, the inconspicuous , is a of -winged grasshopper in the . It was described by Bruner in 1904. The species belongs to the Oedipodinae, characterized by banded . It is found in North America, with confirmed records from Colorado and Utah. It is considered a species of the desert southwest, where it is underrepresented in standard rangeland surveys due to geographic in collection efforts.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Trimerotropis inconspicua: /ˈtraɪmɛroʊˌtroʊpɪs ɪnˈkɒnspɪkjuə/
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Habitat
Associated with desert southwest environments. The is noted as underrepresented in standard rangeland surveys due to geographic concentration of survey efforts in eastern Wyoming and the Big Horn Basin, rather than the desert southwest where this species occurs.
Distribution
North America. Confirmed records from Colorado and Utah. The is noted as occurring in the desert southwest region, with limited representation in Wyoming survey data due to geographic in collection efforts toward eastern rangelands.
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Survey Underrepresentation
According to the Wyoming Distribution Atlas, Trimerotropis inconspicua is explicitly listed as underrepresented for geographic reasons in the 1988-2018 and 1988-2019 surveys. The desert southwest region of Wyoming had the least effort, as survey activities were concentrated in eastern Wyoming and parts of the Big Horn Basin where grasshopper historically occurred.
Taxonomic Authority
The was described by Lawrence Bruner in 1904, a prominent known for his work on North American .