Explanation of Names
NIGROPLEURUM: literally, black-sided - from the Latin "niger" (black) + the Greek "pleura" (a rib, side)
Identification
side of abdomen black; pronotum bright green; ovipositor straight and about as long as abdomen; ventral surface of hind femur with one or more spines
Range
states bordering the Great Lakes, plus Ontario and Quebec to the northeast, and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas to the west (see
distribution map)
Internet References
live and pinned adult images plus calling song (Thomas Walker, Singing Insects of North America)
distribution map (Thomas Walker, Singing Insects of North America)
pinned adult image (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
dichotomus key to species (Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains, North Dakota State U.)
