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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Bird Grasshoppers (Cyrtacanthacridinae) » Bird Grasshoppers (Schistocerca) » Mischievous Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca damnifica)

Species Schistocerca damnifica - Mischievous Bird Grasshopper

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Short-horned Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - male Hopper 2 - Schistocerca damnifica - female Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - male Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - male Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - male Schistocerca damnifica - male Mischievous Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - male Mischievous Bird Grasshopper - Schistocerca damnifica - 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 Cyrtacanthacridinae (Bird Grasshoppers)
Genus Schistocerca (Bird Grasshoppers)
Species damnifica (Mischievous Bird Grasshopper)
Other Common Names
Mischievous Grasshopper
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acridium damnificum Saussure, 1861. Type locality: Tennessee
Cyrtacanthacris unilineata Walker, 1870. Type locality: Indiana
Acridium rugosum Provancher, 1876. Type locality: Quebec
Acridium appendiculatum Scudder, 1878. Type locality: Florida
Schistocerca damnifica (Saussure) Morse, 1904
Schistocerca damnifica calidor J.A.G. Rehn & Hebard, 1912. Type locality: Homestead, Florida
Size
males: 25-35 mm, females: 37-47 mm
Identification
Uniform reddish brown coloration above with no lighter bands, small size and pronotal ridge help distinguish this from other members of the genus. Wings extend beyond tip of abdomen just a bit, not as much as in other members of the genus.
Range
Southeastern United States, north to Pennsylvania, Ohio, west to Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas.
Habitat
Old fields and open woodlands.
Season
June-September (northern part of range). Throughout winter in Florida. September-May, adults hibernating (North Carolina).
Life Cycle
Overwinters as adult in south.
See Also
other Schistocerca
Print References
Brimley, p. 25 (1)
Capinera, Grasshoppers of Florida p. 123, plate 99 (2)
Capinera, Field Guide to Grasshoppers..., pp. 145-146, plate 31 (2)
Helfer, p. 189, fig. 306 (3)
Internet References
Florida Nature
Giff Beaton
Works Cited
1.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
2.Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida)
By John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier
3.How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies
By Jacques R. Helfer
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 24 April, 2005 - 9:50am
Additional contributions by cotinis, David Ferguson
Last updated 7 October, 2011 - 9:55pm

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