Xeracris is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Xeracris.[1][2][3][4]
| Xeracris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphocerinae |
| Genus: | Xeracris Caudell, 1915 |
Species
editThese two species belong to the genus Xeracris:
- Xeracris minimus (Scudder, 1900) (least desert grasshopper)
- Xeracris snowi (Caudell, 1915) (Snow's desert grasshopper)
References
edit- ^ "Xeracris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xeracris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xeracris genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Xeracris Caudell, 1915". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Otte, Daniel (1981). The North American Grasshoppers, Volume I, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae and Acridinae. Harvard. ISBN 978-0674626607.
- 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.
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