Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dissosteira Scudder, S.H., 1876. Type species: Gryllus carolinus Linnaeus (=Dissosteira carolina)
Identification
Relatively slender Grasshoppers. Pronotum with median carina high, crest-like, deeply obliquely cut once, and sometimes shallowly notched in front of cut. Hind femora slender. Hind tibiae yellow to brownish or blackish, or to blue in D. pictipennis, never orange to red. Wings black with pale margin, pale yellowish with dark margin, or rose to red with a curving dark median band.
Contributed by
Mike Boone on 12 April, 2005 - 10:03pm
Additional contributions by
David FergusonLast updated 19 September, 2013 - 12:51pm