Hebard-1937

Guides

• Melanoplus pinaleno

  Pinaleno Short-wing Grasshopper

  Melanoplus pinaleno is a species of spur-throated grasshopper described by Hebard in 1937. It is a member of the diverse genus Melanoplus, which contains many North American grasshopper species. The species is known from a small number of observations and appears to have a restricted distribution in the southwestern United States.

  grasshoppershort-wingspur-throatedMelanoplusArizonaPinaleno-MountainsHebard-1937

• Opeia atascosa

  atascosa grasshopper

  Opeia atascosa is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae, described by Hebard in 1937. It belongs to the subfamily Gomphocerinae and tribe Eritettigini. The species is distributed across parts of North America and Central America, with records from Arizona and broader Middle American regions. Like other members of its genus, it is characterized by a slanted facial profile typical of Gomphocerinae grasshoppers.

  grasshopperslant-facedGomphocerinaeAcrididaeOrthopteraNorth-AmericaCentral-AmericaHebard-1937