Species

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862)

Short-winged Green Grasshopper

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): male habitus. (Otu).

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. III, Fig. 15. female habitus (Dichromorpha brunnea). (Otu).

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 59. head and pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Fig. 59. head and pronotum, lateral view. (Otu).

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. II, Fig. 37. pronotum, dorsal view. (Otu).

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. III, Fig. 15a. female head and pronotum, dorsal view (Dichromorpha brunnea). (Otu).

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862): Pl. III, Fig. 15b. female, sternum (Dichromorpha brunnea). (Otu).

CollectionObject 1524912; 9d02d77b-f081-4764-a5fd-d022ddfe6a78: female, lateral view (lectotype of Dichromorpha mexicana). (CollectionObject).

CollectionObject 1524912; 9d02d77b-f081-4764-a5fd-d022ddfe6a78: female, dorsal view (lectotype of Dichromorpha mexicana). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (49)

Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862: 455.
Syntype; male; fff02677-454b-4e12-bcf7-cb3a80e8a09f; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Connecticut
Chloealtis punctulata Scudder, 1862: 455.
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Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862 in Scudder, 1869: 22.
Chloealtis punctulata Scudder, 1862 in Scudder, 1869: 22.
Stenobothrus viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Walker, 1870: 755.
Truxalis angusticornis Stål, 1873: 105.
Holotype; male; da114172-eb76-4117-b488-bcd057782a6a; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); United States: South Carolina
Chloealtis brunnea Scudder, 1875: 510.
Syntype; 1651b40c-288e-4abb-97e8-e024ec5312fd; United States: Texas
Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862 in Scudder, 1878: 88.
Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862 in Fernald, 1888: 36.
Chloealtis punctulata Scudder, 1862 in Fernald, 1888: 36.
Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862 in Beutenmüller, 1894: 292.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Morse, 1896: 383.
Chloealtis brunnea Scudder, 1875 in McNeill, 1897: 231, 232.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Giglio-Tos, 1897: 24.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in McNeill, 1897: 231.
Dichromorpha mexicana Bruner, 1904: 87.
Lectotype; female; 9d02d77b-f081-4764-a5fd-d022ddfe6a78; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: Nayarit: Tepic
Orphulella robusta Bruner, 1904: 83.
Syntype; male; 088e64fc-bee0-428a-8932-24059e953f3d; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Mexico: Guerrero: Amula
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Morse, 1904: 31.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Rehn & Hebard, 1905: 36.
Chloealtis brunnea Scudder, 1875 in Kirby, 1910: 125.
Orphulella robusta Bruner, 1904 in Kirby, 1910: 123.
Chloealtis punctulata Scudder, 1862 (synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Kirby, 1910: 125.
Truxalis angusticornis Stål, 1873 (subjective synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Kirby, 1910: 125.
Dichromorpha mexicana Bruner, 1904 in Rehn & Hebard, 1912: 112.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Rau, 1914: 27.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Morse, 1920: 432.
Dichromorpha mexicana Bruner, 1904 in Hebard, 1925: 273.
Orphulella robusta Bruner, 1904 in Hebard, 1932: 238.
Dichromorpha mexicana Bruner, 1904 (subjective synonym of Orphulella robusta Bruner, 1904) in Hebard, 1932: 238.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Hebard, 1934: 176.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1970: 100.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Otte & Williams, 1972
Dichromorpha mexicana Bruner, 1904 (subjective synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1979: 76.
Orphulella robusta Bruner, 1904 (subjective synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1979: 76.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1979: 76.
Dichromorpha mexicana Bruner, 1904 (subjective synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1981: 237.
Orphulella robusta Bruner, 1904 (subjective synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1981: 237.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1981: 102, 237.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Vickery & Kevan, 1983: 1177.
Chloealtis punctulata Scudder, 1862 (synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Vickery & Kevan, 1986: 532.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Vickery & Kevan, 1986: 532.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Richman, Lightfoot, Sutherland & Ferguson, 1993: 66.
Chloealtis brunnea Scudder, 1875 (subjective synonym of Chloealtis viridis Scudder, 1862) in Otte, 1995: 144.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Capinera, Scherer & Squitier, 2001: 48.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Bland, 2003: 82.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Capinera, Scott & Walker, 2004: 65, Plate 4.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Barrientos-Lozano, Rocha-Sánchez, Buzzetti, Méndez-Gómez & Horta-Vega, 2013: 188-189.

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Hollier & Heads, 2014: 69.
Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder, 1862) in Brust, Bomar & Harman, 2025: 144.

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
Species	1	0	7	8