A revision of the systematics and taxonomy of certain North American Gomphocerine grasshoppers (Gomphocerinae, Acrididae, Orthoptera)

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Jago, Nicholas D.

Source:

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Volume 121, Issue 7, p.229-335 (1969)

Call Number:

A69JAG01IDUS

URL:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/4064646

Keywords:

Acantherus, Achurum, Acrolophitus, Acrolophitus pulchellus, Bootettix, Chloealtis, Cordillacris, Idaho point-headed grasshopper, Mermiria, Mesopsis, Paropomala, Pedioscirtetes, Phlibostroma

Abstract:

Eleven genera (Cordillacris Rehn, 1901, Phlibostroma Scudder, 1875, Mermiria Stål, 1873, Paropomala Scudder, 1899, Mesopsis I. Bolivar, 1906, Acantherus Scudder and Cockerell, 1902, Pedioscirtetes Thomas, 1873, Bootettix Bruner, 1890, Acrolophitus Thomas, 1871, Chloealtis Harris, 1841, and Achurum Saussure, 1861) are reviewed or revised. Five generic synonyms are confirmed and nine described as new. Similarly twenty subspecies or species synonyms are confirmed, and six described as new. Habitat and cytological notes are added where appropriate, and some possible isolatory mechanisms between subspecies discussed.

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Reference Code: A69JAG01IDUS

Full Citation: Jago, N. D. 1969. A revision of the systematics and taxonomy of certain North American Gomphocerine grasshoppers (Gomphocerinae, Acrididae, Orthoptera). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 121(7): 229-335.

Location: ANIMAL EF: ACROLOPHITUS PULCHELLUS