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Species Schistocerca americana - American Bird Grasshopper

Revision of the Alutacea Group of genus Schistocerca (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae).

By Song, H.J.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(3): 420-436., 2004

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Song, H.J. 2004. Revision of the Alutacea Group of Genus Schistocerca (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(3): 420-436.

ABSTRACT The North American Alutacea Group of the genus Schistocerca is revised based on phylogenetic analysis and morphological comparison. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that Schistocerca alutacea sensu Dirsh is paraphyletic because S. alutacea albolineata sensu Dirsh is sister to S. obscura. Here, I recognize the monophyletic Alutacea Group consisting of six species: S.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 June, 2018 - 7:32am

Evolution, Diversification, and Biogeography of Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

By Hojun Song, Ricardo Mariño-Pérez, Derek A Woller, Maria Marta Cigliano
Insect Systematics and Diversity, 2(4):3, 1-25, 2018

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 20 October, 2020 - 7:21am

How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies

By Jacques R. Helfer
Wm. C. Brown Company, 1962

Part of the original Pictured Key Nature Series. I have only seen the 1962 original paperback. There was a 1987 Dover reprint, apparently of the 1972 (2nd) edition.
Covers grasshoppers, termites, cockroaches, and mantids. Has 540 good black-and-white illustrations. Though somewhat dated, has more thorough coverage of some groups (e.g., Pygmy Grasshoppers, Tetrigidae) than more recent popular guides. Worth finding if you are interested in orthoptera.

The 1987 Dover reprint of the 2nd edition includes a new preface, new footnotes, new illustrations, treatment of crickets, and a

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Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 10:57pm

Manual of the grasshoppers of New Mexico - Orthoptera: Acrididae and Romaleidae

By Richman D.B., Lightfoot D.C., Sutherland C.A., Ferguson D.J.
NM State U. Coop. Ext. Service. 111 pp., 1993

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Contributed by v belov on 29 November, 2025 - 4:16pm

Grasshoppers (Acrididae) of Colorado: identification, biology and management

By John L. Capinera, T. S. Sechrist
Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, 584S, 1982

Free PDF in: https://mountainscholar.org/handle/10217/182110

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Contributed by Arturo Santos on 7 April, 2021 - 11:54am

Synopsis of Orthoptera (sensu lato) of Alabama

By Matt E. Dakin, Jr., and Kirby L. Hays
Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin, No. 404, 1970

Keys to at least most of the latent sense Orthoptera in Alabama (includes Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmida, etc).

https://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/2343

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Contributed by Arturo Santos on 7 April, 2021 - 11:48am

Key to the Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Florida

By Trevor Randall Smith, Jason G. Froeba, and John L. Capinera
Florida Entomologist, Vol. 87, No. 4, 2004

"A dichotomous key is presented to aid in the identification of the adult stage of the 71 grasshopper species known to occur in Florida. Reflecting recent research one subspecies, Schistocerca alutacea rubiginosa (Scudder), has been elevated to species status Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris) in this key."

Florida Entomologist link

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Contributed by Arturo Santos on 7 April, 2021 - 11:34am

The grasshoppers of Oklahoma (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

By Stanley Coppock Jr
Oklahoma State University, 1962

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Contributed by Arturo Santos on 20 February, 2022 - 9:40pm

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