Aptenopedes aptera explained

Aptenopedes aptera, the wingless Florida grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These five subspecies belong to the species Aptenopedes aptera:

• Aptenopedes aptera aptera Scudder, 1878

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• Aptenopedes aptera borealis Hebard, 1936

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• Aptenopedes aptera coquinae Hebard, 1936

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• Aptenopedes aptera saturiba Hebard, 1936

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• Aptenopedes aptera simplex Hebard, 1936

ⁱData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Bland . Roger. 2003. The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. 978-1565250178.
• Book: Capinera. J.L. Scott. R.D.. Walker. T.J.. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.
• Knowles . L.Lacey. Otte . D.. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of montane grasshoppers from western North America (genus Melanoplus, Acrididae: Melanoplinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 93. 421–431. 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0421:PAOMGF]2.0.CO;2. free.