Grasshopper Species List

Grasshoppers of Konza Prairie
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Common Name	*Scientific Name*	Hints for Identification	KONZA collection	Keep Collected
SPUR-THROATED GRASSHOPPERS
	Melanoplinae
Fuzzy olive-green grasshopper	Campylacantha olivacea	short-winged; short hairs on prothorax	yes	x
Post oak grasshopper	Dendrotettix quercus	oak woodlands; arboreal	no
Grass-green grasshopper	Hesperotettix speciosus	short-winged; red markings; bluish hind tibia	yes	x
Snakeweed grasshopper	Hesperotettix viridis pratensis	colorful, distinct red and white markings; blue tibia	yes	x
Sage grasshopper	Hypochlora alba	short, pointed wings; host Artemesia	yes	x
Narrow-winged spur-throat	Melanoplus angustipennis		no
Two-striped grasshopper	Melanoplus bivittatus	2 yellow stripes from behind eyes onto forewings; hind femur black-striped, hind tibia blue	yes	x
Pasture grasshopper	Melanoplus confusus	black stripe behind eye; hind tibia blue	yes
Differential grasshopper	Melanoplus differentialis	hind femur marked w black chevrons	yes	x
Red-legged grasshopper	Melanoplus femurrubrum femurrubrum	red hind tibia; hind femur dark-banded	yes	x
	Melanoplus foedus	hind femur yellow, long forewings	no
Keeler grasshopper	Melanoplus keeleri luridus	red magenta hind tibia; forewings speckled	yes	x
Packard grasshopper	Melanoplus packardii	2 dark stripes from head to wings	yes	x
Grizzly Spur-throat grasshopper	Melanoplus punctulatus	camouflaged on lichen-covered tree bark	yes	*
Migratory grasshopper	Melanoplus sanguinipes	dark line on the femur is broken, red legs; line of spots on forewing	yes	x
Scudder's spur-throat grasshopper	Melanoplus scudderi	rounded, short-wings; red hind tibia	yes	x
Two-lined short-winged grasshopper	Paratylotropidia brunneri	short-winged; maroon hind tibia, distinctive white lines on thorax & wings	yes	*
Largehead grasshopper	Phoetaliotes nebrascensis	short, pointed forewings; blue hind tibia,	yes	x

SLANT-FACED GRASSHOPPERS
	Gomphocerinae
White whiskers grasshopper	Ageneotettix deorum	thin, whitish antennae; forewings speckled; hind tibia orange	yes	x
Striped grasshopper	Amphitornus coloradus	dark stripes head to forewings	no
Bighead grasshopper	Aulocara elliotti	over-sized head; blue hind tibia	no
	Boopedon auriventris	sides of prothorax have 2 vertical lines	yes
Restored prairie calico grasshopper	Boopedon gracile	sides of prothorax have 2 vertical lines+ top; hind tibia band tan on magenta	yes	x
Harris sprinkled grasshopper	Chloealtis conspersa	moist habitat; female short-winged, male shiny black pronotum; uncommon	no
Short-winged green grasshopper	Dichromorpha viridis	green or brown; low areas, shady lawns	no
Velvet-stripped grasshopper	Eritettix simplex	antennae expanded tip; dark stripes on pronotum w/white, constricted, white mark on forewings	yes	x
Two-striped slant-faced grasshopper	Mermiria bivittata maculipennis	dark stripe from eye to forewing, small white streak on forewing; antennae flat & expanded centrally	yes	x
	Mermiria picta neomexicana	no white streak; eye stripe brown	yes	x
Obscure grasshopper	Opeia obscura	antennae flat & expanded centrally	no
Spotted-wing grasshopper	Orphulella pelidna	dark spots & speckled forewing edge; 2 cuts across pronotum	no
Slant-faced pasture grasshopper	Orphulella speciosa	dark spots on forewing, pronotum & abdomen; one cut across pronotum	yes	x
Four-spotted grasshopper	Philobostroma quadrimaculatum	forewings 3-5 spotted; hind tibia orange	no
Short-winged toothpick grasshopper	Pseudopomala brachyptera	forewings short & pointed; antennae flat & expanded centrally	yes
Admirable grasshopper	Syrbula admirabilis	sexes different;	yes	x

BAND-WINGED GRASSHOPPERS
	Oedipodinae
Speckle-winged grasshopper	Arphia conspersa	hindwing black spur in red; early spring	no
	Arphia simplex	hindwing black spur in yellow; summer	yes	x
Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper	Arphia xanthoptera	pronotum arched; late summer, fall	yes	x
Green-striped grasshopper	Chortophaga viridifasciata	green & brown forms; hindwings colorless	yes	x
Carolina grasshopper	Dissosteira carolina	hindwing black, spotted at tip	yes	x
Dusky grasshopper	Encoptolophus sordidus	"X" on the pronotum	yes	x
Three-banded grasshopper	Hadrotettix trifasciatus	bottom half of inside of femur is blue	yes	x
Wrinkled grasshopper	Hippiscus rugosus	spring adults	yes	x
Platt range grasshopper	Mestobregma plattei	second black on outside edge hindwing	no
Coral-winged grasshopper	Pardalophora apiculata	common in spring; red hindwing; forewing spots large	yes	x
Haldeman's grasshopper	Pardalophora haldemanii	forewing w/numerous spots; spring	yes	x
Boll's grasshopper	Spharagemon bolli	forewing w/2 faint stripes; hindwing pale yellow	no
Mottled sand grasshopper	Spharagemon collare	forewing w/3 faint stripes; pronotum ridged; hindwing spotted at tip	yes	*
Orange-legged grasshopper	Spharagemon equale	forewing w/3 dark stripes, spotted at tip; hind tibia & inside femur orange	yes	*
Kiowa grasshopper	Trachyrhachys kiowa	pronotun 2-notched; hind tibia blue	no

REALLY BIG GRASSHOPPERS
	Cyrtacanthacridinae	vertical stripe in the eye (fresh specimen)
American grasshopper	Schistocerca americana americana	forewings spotted; pale dorsal stripe	yes	*
Birdwing grasshopper	Schistocerca lineata	wings not speckled; yellow dorsal stripe	yes
Obscure bird grasshopper	Schistocerca obscura	green; hind tibia black; yellow dorsal stripe	yes	*

	Romaleinae
Plains Lubber grasshopper	Brachystola magna	short-winged, flightless; heavy-bodied	yes

* The first specimen was added to the collection by a SLTER student.

** Common name provided by Fort Riley Middle School 8th grade in 2001. Grasshoppers missing a common name are in pink.

Prepared by Valerie Wright, Ted Hopkins, and Sherilyn Smith 6/23/00, revised 5/16/05


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