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Grasshoppers of Zihuatanejo

INFRAORDER ACRIDIDEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Order Orthoptera)

-Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Allies (Suborder Caelifera)

-Grasshoppers (Infraorder Acrididea)

-Short-horned Grasshoppers and Locusts (Superfamily Acridoidea)

-Short-horned Grasshoppers (Family Acrididae)

-Subfamily Ommatolampidina​

-Tribe Abracrini

-Genus Omalotettix

-Omalotettix chapadensis


Omalotettix chapalensis is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, predominantly found in the subtropical and temperate regions of Mexico. Characterized by its cryptic coloration, which often blends seamlessly with the arid brush and volcanic soils of its native habitat, this insect is a specialized herbivore that feeds on a variety of native grasses and shrubs. Like other members of the genus Omalotettix, it possesses powerful hind legs adapted for jumping and relatively short antennae.

Omalotettix chapadensis

Omalotettix chapadensis

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