Microtes pogonata (Strohecker, 1963:157)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Trimerotropis pogonata Strohecker, 1963:157 (basionym) [combination by Otte, 1984: 176, 325]

Conservation Status

Erroneously listed as Missing by (NatureServe, 2026)

The species appears to have been consistently recorded (see Cigliano et al., 2022).

Distribution & Habitat

California, USA

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Strohecker, H. F. (1963). New Acrididae from western North America. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 39(3): 157-174.

Other references:

Cigliano, M. M., Braun, H., Eades D. C. and Otte, D. (2022). Microtes pogonata (Strohecker, 1963). In: Orthoptera Species File (OSF). Version 5.0/5.0. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org [Accessed 27 September 2026]

NatureServe. (2026). Microtes pogonata: a grasshopper. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 27 September 2026]

Otte, D. (1984). Acrididae: Oedipodinae. In North American Grasshoppers. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. Vol. 2, 366 pp.

Strohecker, H. F., Middlekauff, W. W. and Rentz, D. C. F. (1968). The grasshoppers of California (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey 10: 1-177.

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