Tettigidea armata

Tettigidea armata is a species in the family Tetrigidae ("pygmy grasshoppers"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids").[1][2] The species is known generally as the "armored pygmy grasshopper", "armoured grouse locust", or "spined grouse locust".[3][4] It is found in North America.[2]

Armored Pygmy Grasshopper, Tettigidea armata, Pryor, OK, USA[5]

Tettigidea armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Tetrigidae
Subfamily:	Batrachideinae
Genus:	Tettigidea
Species:	T. armata
Binomial name
Tettigidea armata Morse, 1895

References

1. "Tettigidea armata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
2. "Tettigidea armata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-20.
3. Orthoptera of Michigan, Roger Bland. 2003. Michigan State University Extension.
4. "Tettigidea armata Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
5. "Images and collection data for Tettigidea armata". Pictures from Earth. Retrieved 2018-01-20.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
• Otte, Daniel (1997). "Tetrigoidea and Tridactyloidea (Orthoptera: Caelifera)". Orthoptera Species File 6, 261.