Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Separation of adult grasshoppers (Acrididae) from related insect families found in Colorado
A Front legs greatly enlarged and modified for digging.

GRYLLOTALPIDAE, mole crickets; and TRIDACTYLIDAE, pygmy mole crickets
[These insects burrow through soil often feeding on roots. They are of no economic
importance in Colorado.]
A' Front legs not greatly enlarged.
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