''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family
Pyrgomorphidae
Pyrgomorphidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera; it is the only family in the superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea, with a pan-tropical distribution. Their name is probably derived from ''pyrgos'' (Greek: ''Πύργος'') meaning "to ...
[Charpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp.] indigenous to
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
. Various species are caught and eaten as
chapulines
Chapulines, plural for chapulín (), are grasshoppers of the genus ''Sphenarium'' that are commonly eaten in certain areas of Mexico. The term is specific to Mexico and Central America, and derives from the Nahuatl word '' chapolin'' (singular ...
.
Species
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Sphenarium adelinae
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* '' Sphenarium adelinae ...
'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
* ''
Sphenarium borrei'', Bolívar, 1884
* ''
Sphenarium crypticum'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
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Sphenarium histrio'', Gerstaecker, 1884
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Sphenarium infernalis
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* ''Sphenarium adelinae'' ...
'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
* ''
Sphenarium macrophallicum'', Kevan & Boyle, 1978
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Sphenarium mexicanum
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* ''Sphenarium adelinae'' ...
'', Saussure, 1859
* ''
Sphenarium minimum'', Bruner, 1906
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Sphenarium miztecum'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
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Sphenarium occidentalis'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
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Sphenarium planum'', Bruner, 1906
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Sphenarium purpurascens
''Sphenarium purpurascens'' ( es, Chapulín de milpa and pt, Gafanhoto-do-milho, i.e., corn-field grasshopper), is a grasshopper species in the genus '' Sphenarium'' found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican ...
'', Charpentier, 1845
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Sphenarium rugosum'', Bruner, 1906
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Sphenarium tarascum
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* '' Sphenarium adelinae ...
'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
* ''
Sphenarium totonacum
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* ''Sphenarium adelinae'' ...
'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
* ''
Sphenarium variabile
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* '' Sphenarium adelinae ...
'', Kevan & Boyle, 1978
* ''
Sphenarium zapotecum
''Sphenarium'' is a grasshoppers genus in the family PyrgomorphidaeCharpentier. 1845. Orthoptera descripta et depicta 841-1845120 pp. indigenous to Mexico. Various species are caught and eaten as chapulines.
Species
* '' Sphenarium adelinae ...
'', Sanabria-Urbán, Song & Cueva del Castillo, 2017
References
External links
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Caelifera genera
Taxa named by Toussaint de Charpentier
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