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Derotmema piute Rehn

Piute Band-winged Grasshopper (Derotmema piute)

This species was described in 1919, apparently from a single female specimen.

The Piute Band-winged Grasshopper was found near Mason, Lyon County in the desert of Nevada, USA.

The species was probably closely related to the Delicate Grasshopper (Derotmema delicatulum Scudder), from which it differed by its more robust form, its broader head and other characters. [1]

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The Piute Band-winged Grasshopper is now considered possibly extinct, without any significant reasons known therefor.

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References:

[1] James A. G. Rehn: Descriptions of new and critical notes upon previously known forms of North American Oedipodinae (Orthoptera; Acrididae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 45: 229-255. 1919

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Depiction from: ‘James A. G. Rehn: Descriptions of new and critical notes upon previously known forms of North American Oedipodinae (Orthoptera; Acrididae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 45: 229-255. 1919’

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edited: 05.12.2018