Mermiria bivittata, known generally as two-striped mermiria, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the two-striped slantface grasshopper and mermiria grasshopper. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4]

Mermiria bivittata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Mermiriini
Genus: Mermiria
Species:
M. bivittata
Binomial name
Mermiria bivittata
(Serville, 1839)
Two-striped mermiria, Mermiria bivittata

Subspecies

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The two subspecies belong to the species Mermiria bivittata:

  • Mermiria bivittata bivittata
  • Mermiria bivittata maculipennis

References

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  1. ^ "Mermiria bivittata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Mermiria bivittata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Mermiria bivittata (Serville, 1839)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Otte, Daniel (1981). The North American Grasshoppers, Volume I, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae and Acridinae. Harvard. ISBN 978-0674626607.
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