Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Key to Subfamily Gomphocerinae
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F Lateral carinae of pronotum more compressed anteriorly as compared to posteriorly;
tegmina of females one and one-half length of head and pronotum; tegmina of males
extending beyond tips of hind femora; color green to brown; males with stridulatory
pegs on intercalary vein of tegmina; mountains of central Colorado.
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| Top view of pronotum | Tegmen |
F' Lateral carinae of pronotum approximately equidistant anteriorly and posteriorly.

G Tegmina of males with three distinct longitudinal veins in marginal field; lateral lobes of pronotum in males entirely dark; tegmina of females as long or longer than head and pronotum; generally uncommon; foothills of northern Colorado.
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| Tegmen | Side view of pronotum | Top view of pronotum |
G' Tegmina of males with one distinct longitudinal vein (and one weak vein) in marginal field; lateral lobes of pronotum in males dark dorsally only; tegmina of females shorter than head and pronotum; generally uncommon; foothills and mountains at moderate elevations and along the eastern slope of Colorado.
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| Tegmen | Side view of pronotum | Head |
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