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Orthoptera Species File (Version 2.0/3.5)

tribe Cyrtacanthacridini Kirby, 1902
genus Schistocerca Stål, 1873
species group Alutacea Group

species Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798)

Images:
- male subgenital plate
- individual from Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA August 19, 2006
Distribution:
- Map based on specimen latitude/longitude data.
Specimen data are available.
Citations (16):
- Fabricius. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae Suppl:194 >> Gryllus obscurus
- Gundlach. 1887. An. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. 146 >> Acridium obscurum
- Bolívar, I. 1888. Mem. Soc. Zool. France 1:144 >> Acridium obscurum
- Scudder, S.H. 1899. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci. 34(17):465 >> Schistocerca obscura
- Scudder, S.H. & Cockerell. 1902. Proc. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci. 9:40 >> Schistocerca obscura
- Caudell. 1903. Proc. U.S. Nation. Mus. 26:796 >> Schistocerca obscura
- Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1905. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 57:40 >> Schistocerca obscura
- Rehn, J.A.G. 1907. Entomol. News 18:212 >> Schistocerca obscura
- Hebard. 1932. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 58:279 >> Note: distribution >> Schistocerca obscura
- Duck. 1944. Jour. Kansas Ent. Soc. 17:106 >> Note: Early stages
- Dirsh. 1974. Ser. Entomol. 10:181
- Richman, Lightfoot, Sutherland & Ferguson. 1993. New Mex. Coop. Extens. Service Handbook No. 7:92 >> Note: Map; ecology
- Amédégnato, Ruiz-Baliu & Carbonell. 1995. Rev. bras. Entomol. 39(3):698 >> Note: In Cuba
- Capinera, Scherer & Squitier. 2001. Grasshoppers of Florida 124 >> Note: Profile >> Schistocerca obscura
- Song. 2004. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 97(3):432
- Capinera, R.D. Scott & T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States 146, Plate 31 >> Schistocerca obscura
Type specimen information:
- Type locality: Northern America, North-Central U.S.A., Kansas, Allen County, Ele
- Kind of type: neotype
- Sex of type: male
- Location of type: BMNH London NH Mus.

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species Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798)