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Tiny Grasshopper of about 5 mm of the family Tetrigidae, camouflaged with the rock and gravel along the river.
On the rocks and sandy areas close to the river, Tropical forest, dry season, Chorreadero Park, 10 km above Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico.
Son inconfundibles, pequeños, con el pronoto prolongado hacia atrás, y las alas anteriores vestigiales, siendo las posteriores funcionales. This family of grasshoppers in almost always small (less than an inch) and characteristically have the pronotum prolonged back over the abdomen and tapered at the end. The front wings are vestigial, but they can fly with the hind wings. They are often camouflaged to match their environment.
Spotted on Nov 21, 2012
Submitted on Nov 30, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you bugeric24. Just what I needed!
Family is Tetrigidae. Very nice images! I know how hard it is to work with these.
Amazing!