Taeniopoda
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| Taeniopoda | |
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| Taeniopoda eques | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Romaleidae |
| Subfamily: | Romaleinae |
| Tribe: | Romaleini |
| Genus: | Taeniopoda Stål, 1873 |
Taeniopoda is a genus of horse lubbers, fairly large grasshoppers in the family Romaleidae that are native to southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. There are about 12 described species in Taeniopoda.[1][2][3][4] Taeniopoda is very closely related to Romalea (members of the two genera can even produce fertile hybrids in captivity[5]), leading some recent authorities to consider the former a junior synonym the latter.[4][6]
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
Taeniopoda reticulata
Taeniopoda reticulata is a purplish grasshopper that has red antennas and 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.
In Costa Rica is more often seen from early June to July at its nymphal stage to fully matured, crawling around the banana plantations on the Caribbean slope.
