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Species Mermiria texana - Texas Mermiria

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Gomphocerinae (Slant-faced Grasshoppers)
No Taxon (Mermiria Group - Toothpick Grasshoppers)
Genus Mermiria
Species texana (Texas Mermiria)
Other Common Names
Texas Toothpick Grasshopper
Texas Slant-face Grasshopper
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mermiria texana Brunner, 1889
Size
body length 27-50 mm
Identification
dorsum of head and thorax has two pale ivory or cream-colored bands, converging at midsection of forewings; forewing (tegmen) has 2 white streaks near costa [a short streak over base of hind leg, and a longer one over abdomen] and a long white streak along inner margin - see drawing (link updated 3/22/21) at orthoptera.org
(also see detailed description in PDF doc)
Range
Colorado, south to California, Texas, and into Mexico
Habitat
grassy areas of rocky slopes; adults are attracted to light
Season
June and July
Food
grasses
See Also
other species of Mermiria have no more than 1 white streak on forewing
Internet References
common name reference; PDF doc (National Parks Service, US Dept. of Interior)
species account including distribution map, drawings of male, type specimen locality, references (Orthoptera Species File, orthoptera.org)
pinned adult image (Doug Taron, Arizona)
detailed description of adult; PDF doc (T.D.A. Coeckrell, Psyche, Cambridge Entomological Club)
species account including distribution, habitat, hostplants, seasonality (New Mexico State U.)