Romalea

Romalea
R. microptera, mating

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Romaleidae
Subfamily: Romaleinae
Tribe: Romaleini
Genus: Romalea
Serville, 1831
Species:
R. microptera
Binomial name
Romalea microptera
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Rhomalea gigantea Burmeister, 1838
  • Romalea gloveri Kirby, 1910
  • Romalea guttata (Stoll, 1813)
  • Romalea marci Serville, 1838
  • Dictyophorus reticulatus (Thunberg, 1815)

Romalea is a genus of grasshoppers native to the Southeastern and South-central United States. As traditionally defined, it contains a single species, Romalea microptera, known commonly as the Georgia thumper, eastern lubber grasshopper, Florida lubber, or Florida lubber grasshopper, although some recent authorities regard Taeniopoda as a junior synonym, in which case there are about a dozen Romalea species in the southern United States, Mexico and Central America.[2]

R. microptera is one of the most distinctive grasshopper species within the Southeastern US, and is well known for its relatively large size and its unique coloration.[3]

  1. ^ NatureServe (4 October 2024). "Romalea microptera". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ "genus Romalea Serville, 1831". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ Capinera, John; Scherer, C. W. (October 1996). "eastern lubber grasshopper - Romalea guttata (Houttuyn)". University of Florida. Retrieved March 3, 2021.