Taeniopoda
Taeniopoda is a genus of horse lubbers in the family Romaleidae. There are about 12 described species in Taeniopoda.[1][2][3][4] In Costa Rica is more often seen from early June to July at its nymphal stage to fully matured, crawling around the banana planctations on the Caribbean slope.
Taeniopoda reticulata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Romaleidae |
| Subfamily: | Romaleinae |
| Tribe: | Romaleini |
| Genus: | Taeniopoda Stal, 1873 |
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus Taeniopoda:
- Taeniopoda auricornis (Walker, 1870)
- Taeniopoda bicristata Bruner, 1907
- Taeniopoda centurio (Drury, 1770)
- Taeniopoda citricornis Bruner, 1907
- Taeniopoda eques (Burmeister, 1838) (horse lubber)
- Taeniopoda gutturosa Bolívar, 1901
- Taeniopoda obscura Bruner, 1907
- Taeniopoda picticornis (Walker, 1870)
- Taeniopoda reticulata (Fabricius, 1781)
- Taeniopoda stali Bruner, 1907
- Taeniopoda tamaulipensis Rehn, 1904
- Taeniopoda varipennis Rehn, 1905
Description
This purple grasshopper has red antennas the whole size is about 2 inches long. It has black stripes leave like pattern on wings coverings, legs and body. A bright crimson red on wings is displayed, it has eyed like pattern when both wings are opened on flight as a defense mechanism.
References
- "Taeniopoda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Taeniopoda". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Taeniopoda genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Taeniopoda Stal, 1873". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
Further reading
- 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.
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