Genus

Dissosteira

Dissosteira carolina. Photo: (c) Liam Ragan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dissosteira is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae found in North America. They are about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, and are completely grey. They can also be found in varying shades of brown.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)
        Suborder: Caelifera (Grasshoppers, locusts, and allies)
        Infraorder: Acrididea (Grasshoppers)
        Superfamily: Acridoidea (Short-horned grasshoppers and locusts)
        Family: Acrididae (Short-horned grasshoppers)
        Subfamily: Oedipodinae (Bandwing grasshoppers)
        Tribe: Trimerotropini
        Genus: Dissosteira
        Species: Dissosteira carolina (Carolina grasshopper)
        Species: Dissosteira spurcata (Spurcate grasshopper)

Subtaxa

Species: Dissosteira carolina (Carolina grasshopper)

Species: Dissosteira spurcata (Spurcate grasshopper)

Genus

Dissosteira

Subtaxa

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