Heliastus
| Heliastus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Hippiscini |
| Genus: | Heliastus Saussure, 1884 |
Heliastus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 11 described species in Heliastus.[1][2][3][4][5]
Species
These 11 species belong to the genus Heliastus:
- Heliastus azteca (Saussure, 1884) i
- Heliastus aztecus Saussure, 1884 c g
- Heliastus benjamini Caudell, 1905 i c g b (arroyo grasshopper)
- Heliastus cirrhoides Otte, D., 1984 c g
- Heliastus guanieri Caudell, 1903 c g
- Heliastus infrequens Otte, D., 1984 c g
- Heliastus obesus Saussure, 1884 c g
- Heliastus rubellus Otte, D., 1984 c g
- Heliastus rufipennis Liebermann, 1945 c g
- Heliastus subroseus Caudell, 1904 i c g b (rose-wing beach grasshopper)
- Heliastus sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- ^ a b "Heliastus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ a b "Browse Heliastus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ a b "Heliastus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ a b "Heliastus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
- Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
- Otte, Daniel (1984). The North American Grasshoppers, volume II, Acrididae, Oedipodinae. Harvard. ISBN 0674626613.