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Suborder Caelifera - Grasshoppers
Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin By Kathryn Kirk and Charles R. Bomar
Bureau of Integrated Science Services, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2005
The booklet is now out of print but is available as a 17MB download in PDF format.
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/publications/ss1008_2005.htm
Contributed by Ilona L. on 14 January, 2007 - 8:51pm |
Locust: The Devastating Rise And Mysterious Disappearance Of The Insect That Shaped The American Frontier By Jeffrey A. Lockwood
Basic Books, 2004
An interesting work that gives an extensive historical and social background on this species.
ISBN-13: 978-0738208947
A review is here.
Contributed by Cotinis on 4 January, 2009 - 3:33pm |
The North American Grasshoppers, volume I, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae and Acridinae By Daniel Otte
Harvard, 1981
This is a very thorough treatment of the Slant-face Grasshoppers. It is full of information on behavior, has descriptions and maps of all species, as well as high quality illustrations of nearly all. It is extremely useful as an identification guide, as well as for learning about these fascinating insects. It covers all of North America from Panama northward. The treatment is still nearly up to date, with little having changed since it was published. I believe it is out of print now, but I find it still occasionally available. Hopefully it will be reprinted.
[url=http://www.hup.harvard.
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The North American Grasshoppers, volume II, Acrididae, Oedipodinae By Daniel Otte
Harvard, 1984
This is a very thorough treatment of the Band-wing Grasshoppers. It is full of information on behavior, has descriptions and maps of all species, as well as high quality illustrations of nearly all. It is extremely useful as an identification guide, as well as for learning about these fascinating insects. It covers all of North America from Panama northward. The treatment is still nearly up to date, with little having changed since it was published. Long out of print, it is now available again from Harvard University Press
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The Tettigidae of North America By Hancock, Joseph Lane, 1864-1922
Chicago, Pub. by special grant of Mrs. Frank G. Logan, 1902
Historic work on this group, probably still useful, though one should always watch taxonomy. Available in various scanned forms from:
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 October, 2008 - 8:25am |
How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies By Jacques R. Helfer
Wm. C. Brown Company, 1962
Part of the original Pictured Key Nature Series. I have only seen the 1962 original paperback. There was a 1987 Dover reprint, apparently of the 1972 (2nd) edition.
Covers grasshoppers, termites, cockroaches, and mantids. Has 540 good black-and-white illustrations. Though somewhat dated, has more thorough coverage of some groups (e.g., Pygmy Grasshoppers, Tetrigidae) than more recent popular guides. Worth finding if you are interested in orthoptera.
The 1987 Dover reprint of the 2nd edition includes a new preface, new footnotes, new illustrations, treatment of crickets, and a
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 10:57pm |
Orthoptera of North-eastern America By W. S. Blatchley
The Nature Publishing Company, 1920
Old is not always bad. While it is seriously outdated (1920), the best, most thorough and comprehensive single treatment of eastern US Orthoptera (and related insects) published is 'Orthoptera of North-eastern America' by W. S. Blatchley.
The title is a bit misleading, because it includes pretty much everything east of the Mississippi. Also, the definition of Orthoptera has changed over the years, and this book includes things such as Earwigs (Dermaptera), Roaches & Mantids (Dictyoptera), and Walkingsticks (Phasmatodea). It is well worth a search through libraries and used book shops if you are really interested in these insects. It does not have much in the way of illustrations (mostly drawings to aid in identification where necessary), but it is very interesting to read, with lots of discussion and detail. Each species is discussed at length and includes descriptions of the insect, habitat, life history when known, history, etc.
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Songs of Crickets and Katydids of the Mid-Atlantic States By Steve Rannels, Wil Hershberger and Joseph Dillon
(authors), 1998
Mentioned by Eric Eaton in a post--I have not heard this CD. It is available from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ( www.sapsuckerwoods.com).
Here is a description by the authors, and you can order it directly from them ($16).
Contributed by Cotinis on 28 August, 2005 - 11:16pm |
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