Schistocerca damnifica

Schistocerca damnifica, known generally as the mischievous bird grasshopper or Carolina locust, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Schistocerca damnifica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Cyrtacanthacridini
Genus: Schistocerca
Species:
S. damnifica
Binomial name
Schistocerca damnifica
(Saussure, 1861)

Features

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Males reach generally reach sizes between 25 and 33 mm, females may grow to 37–47 mm. Wings and antennae of specimen located in the southern regions tend to be longer than their northern counterparts.[5] These characteristics have led some authors to the designation of southern specimen as the subspecies Schistocerca damnifica calidior.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Schistocerca damnifica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Schistocerca damnifica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Schistocerca damnifica (Saussure, 1861)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ "Species Schistocerca damnifica - Mischievous Bird Grasshopper". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. ^ Brimley, Clement Samuel (1938). The insects of North Carolina, being a list of the insects of North Carolina and their close relatives. Raleigh. p. 29.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Further reading

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  • Dirsh, Vitaly Michailovich (1974). Genus Schistocerca (Acridomorpha, Insecta). Series Entomologica. Vol. 10. Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-6193-120-1.
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