Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Valley Grasshopper
Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder)
Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 4-4.8 mm, Femur Length 2.4-2.7 mm, Antennal Segments 13.
Fig. 2, Second instar BL 4.9mm, FL 3.2-3.3 mm, AS 17.
Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 7.7-8.9 mm, FL 4.4-4.9 mm, AS 18-19.
Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 8.3-10.5 mm, FL 6.1-6.5 mm, AS 20.
Fig. 5, Fifth Instar BL 12-15.5 mm, FL 8.6-9.3 mm, AS 22-24.
Fig. 6, Sixth Instar BL 15-21.5 mm, FL 9.5-11.7 mm, AS 23-25.
Fig. 10, Oedaleonotus enigma egg pod and eggs.
Nymphs of Next Species in Subfamily: Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
Nymphs of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus sanguinipes
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