Phrynotettix robustus, known generally as the robust toad lubber or robust toad hopper, is a species of lubber grasshopper in the family Romaleidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2][5]

Phrynotettix robustus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Genus: Phrynotettix
Species:
P. robustus
Binomial name
Phrynotettix robustus
(Bruner, 1889)

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Phrynotettix robustus:[2][3][4]

  • Phrynotettix robustus manicola Rehn and Grant, 1959
  • Phrynotettix robustus occultus Rehn and Grant, 1959
  • Phrynotettix robustus robustus (Bruner, 1889)

References

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  1. ^ "Phrynotettix robustus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Phrynotettix robustus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. ^ a b "Phrynotettix robustus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. ^ a b "Phrynotettix robustus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-03-06.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
  • Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). "Orthoptera". In Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.