Spur-Thoated Grasshoppers
Key To The Spur-Throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae)
Previous Key (Short-Horned - Level 3b)
Level 1a
Face markedly slanted. Antennae sword-shaped. Body gray. Wings very short. Usually on creosotebush ...
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Lateral view, showing markedly slanted face and sword-shaped antennae.
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Level 1b
Face nearly vertical or slanting only slightly. Antennae not sword-shaped. Body, wings, and host plants variable... Go to Level 2
Grasshopper head showing unslanted face.