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Genus Mermiria

Two-striped Mermiria Grasshopper - Mermiria bivittata - female

Slant-faced Toothpick Grasshopper - Mermiria bivittata - male

Mermiria bivittata moult to adult - series - Mermiria bivittata

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

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Mermiria Stål, 1873

Numbers

Four species, all occurring in North America (OSF): M. bivittata, M. intertexta, M. picta, M. texana.

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 18 November, 2005 - 4:46pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, dvoribird
Last updated 1 October, 2021 - 7:14pm

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