Florida Entomologist (2004) 87, 537-550

Trevor Randall Smith, Jason G. Froeba and John L. Capinera (2004)
Key to the grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Florida
Florida Entomologist 87 (4), 537-550
Abstract: A dichotomous key is presented to aid in the identification of the adult stage of the 71 grasshopper species known to occur in Florida. Reflecting recent research one subspecies, Schistocerca alutacea rubiginosa (Scudder), has been elevated to species status Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris) in this key.
(The abstract is excluded from the Creative Commons licence and has been copied with permission by the publisher.)
Full text of article
Database assignments for author(s): John L. Capinera

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

---

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Melanoplus sanguinipes		U.S.A. (SE)
	Hesperotettix viridis		U.S.A. (SE)
	Syrbula admirabilis		U.S.A. (SE)
	Schistocerca americana		U.S.A. (SE)
	Dissosteira carolina		U.S.A. (SE)
	Melanoplus punctulatus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Schistocerca obscura		U.S.A. (SE)
	Schistocerca alutacea		U.S.A. (SE)