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Species Leuronotina ritensis - Lichen Grasshopper

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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 Oedipodinae (Band-winged Grasshoppers)
Tribe Arphiini
Genus Leuronotina
Species ritensis (Lichen Grasshopper)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Leuronotina ritensis (Rehn, 1911) Type locality: Southwestern U.S.A., Arizona, Pima County: Santa Rita Mts
Range
Otte (1984) states that the species is only known from the Santa Rita Mtns of southern AZ and from Sierra de los Ajos, at the head of Canyon de Evans, Sonora, Mexico (1). BugGuide records extend this range to several other mountain ranges in AZ and NM
Habitat
Lichen-encrusted rocks in mountains (1)
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