A new Miocene band-winged grasshopper (Orthoptera : Acrididae) from Nevada

Authors
Stidham, TA Stidham, JA
Citation
Ta. Stidham et Ja. Stidham, A new Miocene band-winged grasshopper (Orthoptera : Acrididae) from Nevada, ANN ENT S A, 93(3), 2000, pp. 405-407
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00138746 → ACNP
Volume
93
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
405 - 407
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8746(200005)93:3<405:ANMBG(>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A new species of fossil grasshopper, Mioedipoda reisereri Stidham & Stidham , is the first insect to be described from the Miocene (15.5 million year o ld) Buffalo Canyon Formation of west-central Nevada. This fossil is identif ied as an oedipodine and is the oldest supportable band-winged grasshopper from North America. This species appears to be a primitive oedipodine and i s perhaps the sister taxon to extant band-winged grasshoppers.