Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper)

Interesting Facts

This insect is less destructive than most other species in the genus. One distinguishing characteristic is the high, narrow ridge down the center of the pronotum. They are found throughout North America.

Common Names in English:

Carolina Grasshopper, Carolina Locust

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Superorder: Orthopterida ()
        Order: Orthoptera () - Latreille, 1793
        Suborder: Caelifera () - Ander, 1939
        Infraorder: Acrididea ()
        Superfamily: Acridoidea () - (Macleay, 1819) Burmeister, 1839
        Family: Acrididae () - Macleay, 1819
        Subfamily: Oedipodinae ()
        Genus: Dissosteira () - Scudder, 1876
        Specific name: carolina - (Linnaeus 1758)
        Scientific name: - Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus 1758)

Name Status: Accepted Name .

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Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
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