Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Mottled Sand Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare (Scudder)
Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 4.5-5.8 mm, Femur Length 2.6-3 mm, Antennal Segments 10-11.
Fig. 2, Second instar BL 3.6-4.1 mm, FL 3.6-4.1 mm, AS 14-15.
Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 8.2-12 mm, FL 5.2-6.2 mm, AS 17-19.
Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 11-14.7 mm, FL 6.6-7.8 mm, AS 20-22.
Fig. 5, Fifth Instar Males: BL 15.2-15.5 mm, FL 9-9.7 mm, AS 22-23.
Females: BL 17.5-21.5 mm, FL 11-12 mm, AS 23.
Fig. 10, Spharagemon collare egg pod and several exposed eggs.
Nymphs of Next Species in Subfamily: Spharagemon equale
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