Romaleid
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Spaniacris deserticola
Spanistic Desert Grasshopper, Coachella Valley Grasshopper
Spaniacris deserticola is a large-bodied grasshopper in the family Romaleidae, known from extremely limited localities in the Sonoran Desert of southern California and adjacent Sonora, Mexico. The species is considered rare and localized, with most records concentrated in the Coachella Valley region. It belongs to a small genus within the lubber grasshopper group, characterized by flightless adults and aposematic coloration typical of chemically defended romaleids.