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Eumorsea pinaleno

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Eumorsea pinaleno
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Eumastacidae
Genus: Eumorsea
Species:
E. pinaleno
Binomial name
Eumorsea pinaleno
Rehn & Grant, 1959

Eumorsea pinaleno is a species of grasshopper in the family Eumastacidae. It is endemic to the Arizona in the United States, where it is likely restricted to the Pinaleno Mountains. It is known commonly as the Pinaleno monkey grasshopper.[2]

This grasshopper has an elongated body 8 to 24 millimeters long and long legs. It has no wings. Little is known about the biology of the species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Orthopteroid Specialist Group 1996. Eumorsea pinaleno. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 28 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Eumorsea pinaleno. Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona. 2001.