Dactylotini
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Campylacantha
Campylacantha is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Melanoplinae. The genus contains five described species, including the fuzzy olive-green grasshopper (C. olivacea). These grasshoppers are placed in the tribe Dactylotini and are characterized by the presence of a spur on the ventral surface of the throat (prosternum), a defining trait of spur-throated grasshoppers.
Campylacantha olivacea vivax
Campylacantha olivacea vivax is a subspecies of grasshopper in the family Acrididae, subfamily Melanoplinae. It is found in the central and southwestern United States including Colorado, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri. The species exhibits uniform green to brown coloration without bright contrasting patterns. It belongs to a genus characterized by specific male subgenital plate morphology useful for identification.
Dactylotum
Dactylotum is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Melanoplinae. The genus contains two species: Dactylotum bicolor and Dactylotum corallinum. These grasshoppers are native to North America and are notable for their striking aposematic coloration. Dactylotum bicolor, commonly called the rainbow grasshopper or barber pole grasshopper, is the better-known species and has been documented across the western United States, Canada, and northern Mexico.
Poecilotettix
Poecilotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, tribe Dactylotini. The genus contains two described species: Poecilotettix pantherinus (panther-spotted grasshopper) and Poecilotettix sanguineus (red-lined grasshopper). Members of this genus are distributed in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Poecilotettix sanguineus
Red-lined Grasshopper
Poecilotettix sanguineus, commonly known as the red-lined grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is native to North America, with documented occurrences in Arizona and California. The species was described by Scudder in 1897 and belongs to the tribe Dactylotini within the subfamily Melanoplinae.