Alkali grasshopper (Trimerotropis salina)
Appearance
| Trimerotropis salina | |
|---|---|
| Taxonomic classification | |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Trimerotropini |
| Genus: | Trimerotropis |
| Scientific name | |
| Trimerotropis salina McNeill, 1901 | |
| Geography | |
| Native countries: | |
| Traits | |
| Diet: | Grasses and sedges, Forbs |
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- a short overview: what it looks like, its basic life history, where it lives, and whether it is of research interest, of conservation concern, or a managed pest
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- ecology and behavior: habitat, diet, host plants, life cycle and seasonal timing
- management notes, if it is a pest or of conservation concern
Taxonomy
Identification
Identification resources
| Title | Author(s) | Year | Geographic purview | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico | New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland and DJ. Ferguson | 1993 | View URL | |
| The grasshoppers of Nebraska | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,Mathew L. Brust, Wyatt Hoback and Robert J. Wright | 2009 | View URL | |
| Montana.gov Orthoptera Field Guides | View URL | |||
| Grasshoppers of the Western United States | United States Department of Agriculture | View URL | ||
| The Grasshoppers of the Western U.S. Lucid mobile app | APHIS PPQ Science & Technology Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (Phoenix Station), United States Department of Agriculture and Center for Plant Health Science and Technology of the USDA | 2016 |
Distribution
Biology and ecology
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Habitat and ecology
Land-use change
Pest status
Management
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Resources
| Title | Author(s) | Year | Geographic purview | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico | New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland and DJ. Ferguson | 1993 | View URL | |
| The grasshoppers of Nebraska | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,Mathew L. Brust, Wyatt Hoback and Robert J. Wright | 2009 | View URL | |
| Montana.gov Orthoptera Field Guides | View URL | |||
| Grasshoppers of the Western United States | United States Department of Agriculture | View URL | ||
| The Grasshoppers of the Western U.S. Lucid mobile app | APHIS PPQ Science & Technology Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (Phoenix Station), United States Department of Agriculture and Center for Plant Health Science and Technology of the USDA | 2016 |
Specimen contributors for this species
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Collected by
People who collected specimens of this species in the field.
- Mark Rosenstein — 2 specimens collected
Identified by
People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.
- Tyler Grant — 1 specimen identified

