Davis-1915

Guides

• Melanoplus pygmaeus

  Pygmy Short-wing Grasshopper, Pygmy Sandhill Grasshopper, Pygmy Locust

  Melanoplus pygmaeus is a small spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae, described by Davis in 1915. It is commonly known as the pygmy short-wing grasshopper or pygmy sandhill grasshopper. The species is found in North America, with distribution records from Alabama and Florida.

  grasshopperspur-throatedpygmyshort-wingNorth-Americasoutheastern-USMelanoplinaeMelanopliniDavis-1915

• Neotibicen latifasciatus

  Coastal scissor grinder cicada

  Neotibicen latifasciatus is an annual cicada species in the genus Neotibicen, commonly known as the coastal scissor grinder cicada. It was originally described by Davis in 1915 as a variety of Cicada pruinosa. The species is part of the 'scissor grinder' group of cicadas, which produce distinctive buzzing calls. As an annual cicada, it emerges every year rather than in synchronized broods like periodical cicadas.

  cicadaannual-cicadadog-day-cicadascissor-grindercoastal-plainHemipteraCicadidaeNeotibicenUnited-StatesNorth-Americasummerinsecttrue-bugAuchenorrhynchaDavis-1915