Opeia is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Opeia.[1][2][3][4]
| Opeia | |
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| Opeia obscura | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphocerinae |
| Tribe: | Eritettigini |
| Genus: | Opeia McNeill, 1897 |
Species edit
These two species belong to the genus Opeia:
- Opeia atascosa Hebard, 1937 (atascosa grasshopper)
- Opeia obscura (Thomas, 1872) (obscure grasshopper)
References edit
- ^ "Opeia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Opeia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Opeia genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Opeia McNeill, 1897". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading edit
- Otte, Daniel (1981). The North American Grasshoppers, Volume I, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae and Acridinae. Harvard. ISBN 978-0674626607.
- Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
External links edit
Media related to Opeia at Wikimedia Commons
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