Hoplosphyrum Explained

Hoplosphyrum is a genus of scaly crickets in the family Mogoplistidae. There are about six described species in Hoplosphyrum, from Africa and the Americas

Species

These six species belong to the genus Hoplosphyrum:

• Hoplosphyrum aztecum (Saussure, 1897)
• Hoplosphyrum boreale (Scudder, 1902) (western bush cricket)
• Hoplosphyrum griseum (Philippi, 1863)
• Hoplosphyrum occidentale (Scudder, 1869)
• Hoplosphyrum rufum (Chopard, 1932)
• Hoplosphyrum skottsbergi Chopard, 1923

Further reading

• 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.