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Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
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Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

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Genus Spharagemon

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Oedipodinae (Band-winged Grasshoppers)
Genus Spharagemon
Numbers
Neartica lists 9 North American species.
Internet References
The Insects of Cedar Creek - has information and photos.
Grasshoppers of Wyoming & the West - has an excellent online key with many photos.
Lucidcentral - has a nice online fact sheet.