Stethophyma gracile (Scudder)
Northern sedge grasshopper
Adults
- Antennae simple.
- Lateral foveola not visible from
above.
- Pronotum much broader posteriad.
- Lateral carina cut by one or
two sulci.
- Very broad winged, wings extend
beyond abdomen.
- Tegmen without basal white
streak.
- Inner face of hind femur bright red.
- Hind tibia red to yellowish with black
spines.
- Male subanal plate pointed.
- Found in sedge meadows.
Nymphs
- Not described, should be structurally
similar to adult as follows:
- Lateral foveola not visible
from above.
- Pronotum much broader posteriad.
- Lateral carina cut by one or
two sulci.
- Male subanal plate pointed.
- Found in sedge meadows.
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