Genus Dracotettix - Dragon Lubbers

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Dragon Lubber Grasshopper - Dracotettix monstrosus - male

Dragon Lubber Grasshopper - Dracotettix monstrosus - female

Dragn Lubber Grasshopper - Dracotettix monstrosus - male

Dragon Lubber pair - Dracotettix monstrosus - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)

Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)

Subfamily Romaleinae (Lubber Grasshoppers)

Genus Dracotettix (Dragon Lubbers)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Dracotettix Bruner, 1889

Numbers

Arnett (1) lists 3 species, as does Nearctica (2):

Dracotettix monstrosus Bruner, 1889

Dracotettix newboldi Hebard, 1931

Dracotettix plutonius Bruner, 1893

Range

Genus endemic to California (1).

Remarks

Author of genus appears to be Lawrence A. Bruner (1856-1937) of Nebraska, see Nebraska Dept. Education.

Print References

Arnett, p. 169 (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

2.	Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 9 October, 2007 - 3:35pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 14 April, 2010 - 8:57am

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