Ozark-fauna
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Gyretes iricolor
Gyretes iricolor is a species of whirligig beetle described by Young in 1947. It is one of three genera of Gyrinidae occurring in Missouri and the central United States, alongside Dineutus and Gyrinus. The genus Gyretes has been documented from 64 of 75 Arkansas counties and is considered common throughout the Ozark region. Like other whirligig beetles, members of this genus inhabit the surface film of freshwater bodies.
Gyretes sinuatus
Gyretes sinuatus is a whirligig beetle (family Gyrinidae) inhabiting freshwater systems of North America. Like other gyrinids, it lives on the water surface where it feeds and forms aggregations. The genus Gyretes represents the third North American gyrinid genus alongside Dineutus and Gyrinus, and has been documented across the Ozark region and Arkansas. This species was described by LeConte in 1852.
Pardalophora phoenicoptera
orange-winged grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera, commonly known as the orange-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is distinguished from related genera by having only one notch in the pronotal crest. Unusual among most grasshoppers, this species overwinters as a nymph rather than as an egg, resulting in well-developed nymphs at the beginning of spring and adults appearing earlier in the season than many other grasshoppers. The species exhibits remarkable intraspecific variation in coloration, with individuals ranging from green to brown, providing effective crypsis in their preferred habitats.