Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains


 

Pseudopomala brachyptera (Scudder)

Short-winged toothpick grasshopper/Bunch-grass slantface grasshopper

Adults

  • Body elongate.
  • Antennae ensiform.
  • Face very slanted.
    • Lateral foveola not visible from above.
  • Dorsum of pronotum nearly flat.
  • Lateral carinae parallel and cut by one sulcus.
  • Wings oval.
  • Hind femur longer than wings.
  • Abdomen longer than hind femur.
Nymphs
  • Body elongate.
  • Lateral carinae parallel and cut by one sulcus.
  • Abdomen longer than hind femur.

 

ND/SD Map

Grasshopper thumbnail

 

 


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