Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
High Plains Grasshopper
Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas)
Fig. 7, Adult Male Body Length 31-35 mm, Femur Length 15.8-17 mm, Antennal Segments 25-28.
Fig. 8, Adult Female BL 36-44 mm, FL 19.2-22 mm, AS 24-26.
Fig. 9, Left forewing (tegmen) and hindwing of female.
Nymphs and eggs of D. longipennis
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Encoptolophus costalis
Adults of Previous Species in Subfamily: Dissosteira carolina
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