Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman)
Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 4.9-5.8 mm, Femur Length 2.9-3.4 mm, Antennal Segments 12-14.
Fig. 2, Second instar BL 6.5-8 mm, FL 4.4-4.7 mm, AS 15-17.
Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 7.7-11.3 mm, FL 5.2-5.8 mm, AS 18.
Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 10-14.5 mm, FL 6.3-8 mm, AS 19-21.
Fig. 5, Fifth Instar BL 13.5-19 mm, FL 8-10 mm, AS 21-23.
Fig. 6, Sixth Instar BL 18-24 mm, FL 11-14 mm, AS 24-25.
Fig. 10, Xanthippus corallipes egg pod and four loose eggs.
Nymphs of Previous Species in Subfamily: Trimerotropis pallidipennis
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