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Genus Paroxya

Grasshopper - Paroxya clavuliger - female Grasshoppers with black stripe on the side - Paroxya clavuliger - male - female Juvenile Grasshopper - Paroxya atlantica - male Grasshopper species - Paroxya clavuliger - male Florida Lagoon Grasshopper - Paroxya atlantica - male Atlantic Grasshopper - Paroxya atlantica Paroxya clavuliger - female Grasshopper on Spring Island - Paroxya atlantica - female
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 Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Tribe Melanoplini
Genus Paroxya
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Paroxya S.H. Scudder, 1877. Type species: Caloptenus floridianus Thomas, C. [= Paroxya clavuliger (Serville)]
Numbers
Four North American species: atlantica [e. U.S.], clavuliger [e. U.S. + adj. Canada], bermudana [Bermuda], dissimilis [Bahamas].
Identification
Longer pronotum and antennae than Melanoplus.
Range
Eastern North America
See Also
Melanoplus.
Print References
"Grasshoppers of Florida" (1), pp.117-119
Internet References
try the "Grasshoppers of Florida" key/pdf file (2) for identification of southeastern species.
Works Cited
1.Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida)
John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier. 2002. University Press of Florida.
2.Grasshoppers of Florida
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 19 July, 2004 - 12:27am
Additional contributions by cotinis, David Ferguson
Last updated 16 November, 2012 - 3:54pm

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