Appalachia hebardi Rehn & Rehn, 1936
Appalachian grasshopper
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: mid-October 1983 (Bellinger & Pienkowski, 1987)
Rediscovered on: 18 July 2021 (research grade iNaturalist observation)
Distribution & Habitat
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rehn, James A. G. and Rehn, John W. H. (1936). On new or redefined genera of nearctic Melanopli (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Cyrtacanthacridinae). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 62(1): 1-56. [Abstract]
Other references:
Bellinger, R. G. and Pienkowski, R. L. (1987). Life history observations on the grasshopper Appalachia hebardi Rehn and Rehn (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 89(1): 43-46.
Lloyd, Olivia. (2025, February 13). Flightless species suspected of being extinct rediscovered in Virginia 80 years later. Miami Herald (news). Available at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article300214894.html [Accessed 17 May 2025]
Rehn, J. W. H. (1938). Notes on the eggpods of Apalachia hebardi and Dendrotettix quercus (Orthoptera: Acridiae: Cyrtacanthacridinae). Entomol. News 49: 259-260.
Roble, S. M. (2016). Natural Heritage Resources of Virginia: Rare Animals. Natural Heritage Technical Report 16-07. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, Virginia. 56 pp.
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=49288
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/1805/appalachia-hebardi-appalachian-grasshopper
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16810327