Gymnoscirtetes Explained

Gymnoscirtetes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 2 described species in Gymnoscirtetes.^{[1] [2] [3]} The genus was first described in Samuel Hubbard Scudder's book Revision of the orthopteran group Melanopli (Acridiidae), with special reference to North American forms. ^[4]

Species

• G. morsei Hebard, 1918 (Morse's wingless grasshopper)
• G. pusillus Scudder, 1897 (little wingless grasshopper)

References

• 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 (1995). "Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C". Orthoptera Species File 4, 518.

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gymnoscirtetes Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-30.
2. Web site: Gymnoscirtetes Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-30.
3. Web site: genus Gymnoscirtetes Scudder, 1897. 2018-04-02.
4. Book: Scudder, Samuel Hubbard. Revision of the orthopteran group Melanopli (Acridiidae), with special reference to North American forms. 2024-06-26 . 2024-07-12.