Diversity of Acrididae Grasshoppers (IMAGE)

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Diversity of Acrididae Grasshoppers

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For the first time ever, scientists have used molecular genetics to build a phylogeny--roughly akin to a family tree--for Acrididae, the largest taxonomic family of grasshoppers, offering new, more nuanced understanding of how grasshoppers have evolved. The family Acrididae comprises more than 6,700 species. The nine examples show here: (top row, left to right) Anacridium aegyptium, Dactylotum bicolor, Kosciuscola tristis; (middle row, left to right) Adimantus ornatissimus, Calliptamus italicus, Proctolabus mexicanus; (bottom row, left to right) Marellia remipes, Paulinia acuminate, and unidentified species in genus Acrida.

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Insect Systematics and Diversity/Ruben Foquet, Ricardo Mariño-Pérez, Hojun Song, Maria Marta Cigliano, Paolo Fontana, and Juan Manuel Cardona

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