Dissosteira Explained

Dissosteira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae found in North America. They are about 1 to inches long, and are completely grey. They can also be found in varying shades of brown.

Species

Arranged alphabetically.^[1]

• Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Carolina Grasshopper, Black-winged Grasshopper (also called Road-duster)^[2]
• Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas, 1872) – High Plains Grasshopper
• Dissosteira pictipennis Bruner, 1905 – California Rose-Winged Grasshopper
• Dissosteira spurcata Saussure, 1884 – Spurcate Grasshopper

References

Notes

Sources

• Dissosteira, BugGuide

Notes and References

1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102208 Dissosteira
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-08-23 . 2016-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327065758/http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/rsv13511/$FILE/Mar11_2008_grasshopper_book_DJ.pdf . dead .