Psinidia amplicornis explained

Psinidia amplicornis, known generally as the Caudell's longhorn grasshopper or Texas longhorn grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Distribution

The species is found predominantly in eastern Texas, USA^[1] replacing P. fenestralis west of Louisiana.^[2] Where the species meets P. fenestralis there may be some hybridisation and introgression and the species can therefore be hard identify in this area. They are also reported in the very north of Mexico, below the species distribution in Texas.^[3]

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.
• Book: Otte . Daniel. 1984. The North American Grasshoppers, volume II, Acrididae, Oedipodinae. Harvard. 0674626613.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Distribution for Taxon. orthoptera.speciesfile.org. 2019-10-23.
2. Web site: Species Psinidia amplicornus - Caudell's Longhorn Grasshopper - BugGuide.Net. bugguide.net. 2019-10-23.
3. Book: Otte, Daniel. The North American Grasshoppers: Volume II. Harvard University Press. 1984. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 297.