Tettigidea armata is a species in the family Tetrigidae ("pygmy grasshoppers"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids").[1][2] The species is known generally as the "armored pygmy grasshopper", "armoured grouse locust", or "spined grouse locust".[3][4] It is found in North America.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Tetrigidae |
| Subfamily: | Batrachideinae |
| Tribe: | Batrachideini |
| Genus: | Tettigidea |
| Species: | T. armata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tettigidea armata Morse, 1895
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References
edit- ^ "Tettigidea armata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ a b "Tettigidea armata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Orthoptera of Michigan, Roger Bland. 2003. Michigan State University Extension.
- ^ "Tettigidea armata Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Images and collection data for Tettigidea armata". Pictures from Earth. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
Further reading
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- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
- Otte, Daniel (1997). "Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera)". Orthoptera Species File 6, 261.