Xeracris Explained

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

Species

These two species belong to the genus Xeracris:

• Xeracris minimus (Scudder, 1900) (least desert grasshopper)
• Xeracris snowi (Caudell, 1915) (Snow's desert grasshopper)

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.