Eritettix Explained

Eritettix is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Eritettix.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Eritettix:

• Eritettix abortivus Bruner, 1890 (Texas short-winged slant-face grasshopper)
• Eritettix carinatus (Scudder, 1902)
• Eritettix obscurus (Scudder, 1878) (obscure grasshopper)
• Eritettix simplex (Scudder, 1869) (velvet-striped grasshopper) - type species (as Eritettix variabilis Bruner)

Further reading

• Book: The North American Grasshoppers, Volume I, Acrididae, Gomphocerinae and Acridinae. 1981. Otte . Daniel. Harvard. 978-0674626607.
• Book: The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. 2003. Bland . Roger. Michigan State University Extension. 978-1565250178.
• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J. L. Scott. R. D.. Walker. T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.