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Bladen County S. alutacea - Schistocerca rubiginosa - male
Copyright © 2007 Ed Corey

Bladen County S. alutacea - Schistocerca rubiginosa - Male
Baytree Lake State Park, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
October 5, 2007
Identified as S. alutacea based on shape of subgenital plate, cerci being bilobed, and fore-tibiae being half as thick as fore-femurs.

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Contributed by Ed Corey on 27 November, 2007 - 1:12pm
Last updated 1 October, 2008 - 1:22am

Moved
Moved from Rusty Bird Grasshopper.
… David J. Ferguson, 1 October, 2008 - 1:22am login or register to post comments

Schistocerca rubiginosa
Hi, Shape of subgenital plate in S. alutacea and S. rubiginosa is basically the same. Notch is perhaps a tad smaller in this one. Also, cerci are a tad smaller in this one; color tends to be rusty brown and dorsal pale stripe is usually absent or faint; thorax narrows a bit less toward front and head is proportionately a bit larger; tegmina tend to be a bit mottled with dark spots in this one. Some would still debate if this is a distinct species from S. alutacea (including me).
… David J. Ferguson, 6 January, 2008 - 5:18am login or register to post comments

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