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Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper
Tettigidea lateralis
34.4821, -79.1955
Field Notes
Description:
Eyes prominent. Pronotum rounded, extends over head. Tends to extend to tip of abdomen in southern populations, but is shorter in northern. Variably black, gray, brown, or cream. Often dark-sided with wide creamy band on top. Lower face of female is usually dark, that of male is usually a creamy white. (2) Hind femur often has a light spot. Compare front margin of the pronotum to differentiate from T. armata, similar, and found in moist habitats. In T. lateralis front margin is rather rounded. In T. armata it is spined. (Copied from http://bugguide.net/node/view/9258)
Habitat:
Found in a semi-permanent water puddle near marshland and pine woods forest.
Notes:
The larger of the two (presumably female) was only about 1 cm in length. They seemed like they were more aquatic than most grasshoppers. They sought safety in a puddle and never separated from one another.
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