Morsea
Morsea is a genus of monkey grasshoppers in the family Eumastacidae. There are about seven described species in Morsea.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Morsea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Eumastacidae |
| Subfamily: | Morseinae |
| Genus: | Morsea Scudder, 1898 |
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Morsea:[2][3][4]
- Morsea californica Scudder, 1898 (chaparral monkey grasshopper)
- Morsea catalinae Rentz & Weissman, 1981 (Catalina monkey grasshopper)
- Morsea dumicola Rehn & Hebard, 1918 (yavapai monkey grasshopper)
- Morsea islandica Rentz & Weissman, 1981 (island monkey grasshopper)
- Morsea kaibabensis Rehn & Grant, 1958 (kaibab monkey grasshopper)
- Morsea piute Rehn & Grant, 1958 (piute monkey grasshopper)
- Morsea tamalpaisensis Rehn & Hebard, 1909 (tamalpais monkey grasshopper)
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References
- "Morsea Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Morsea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Morsea Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Browse Morsea". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
- Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America: vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.
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