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Sphenarium Crypticum
''Sphenarium'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to Mexico and northern Central America. During outbreaks, they can cause significant damage to agricultural crops. Conversely, they have been caught for human consumption, for example as chapulines, since pre-Columbian times, a practice that also continues today. Species * '' Sphenarium adelinae'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium borrei'', Bolívar, 1884 * '' Sphenarium crypticum'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium histrio'', Gerstaecker, 1884 * ''Sphenarium infernalis'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium macrophallicum'', Kevan & Boyle, 1978 * ''Sphenarium mexicanum'', Saussure, 1859 * ''Sphenarium minimum'', Bruner, 1906 * ''Sphenarium miztecum'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * ''Sphenarium occidentalis'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * ''Sphenarium planum'', Brune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphenarium Purpurascens
''Sphenarium purpurascens'' ( and , i.e., corn-field grasshopper), is a grasshopper species in the genus '' Sphenarium'' found in Mexico and Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b .... The harvesting of the grasshoppers in Mexico for human consumption can be a way for managing pest outbreaks.Harvesting grasshoppers Sphenarium purpurascens in Mexico for human consumption: A comparison with insecticidal control for managing pest outbreaks. René Cerritos and Zenón Cano-Santana, Crop Protection, March–May 2008, Volume 27, Issues 3–5, Pages 473–480, Such strategies allow decreased use of pesticide and create a source of income for farmers. References External links Caelifera Insects described in 1842 Edible insects Taxa named by Toussaint de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphenarium Infernalis
''Sphenarium'' is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to Mexico and northern Central America. During outbreaks, they can cause significant damage to agricultural crops. Conversely, they have been caught for human consumption, for example as chapulines, since pre-Columbian times, a practice that also continues today. Species * '' Sphenarium adelinae'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium borrei'', Bolívar, 1884 * '' Sphenarium crypticum'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium histrio'', Gerstaecker, 1884 * '' Sphenarium infernalis'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium macrophallicum'', Kevan & Boyle, 1978 * '' Sphenarium mexicanum'', Saussure, 1859 * '' Sphenarium minimum'', Bruner, 1906 * '' Sphenarium miztecum'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * ''Sphenarium occidentalis'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017 * '' Sphenarium planum'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |