Species info
Classification > Superfamily Acridoidea > Family Acrididae > Subfamily Leptysminae > Tribe Leptysmini > Genus Leptysma
Leptysma argentina Bruner 1911
Male
Male
Male
Male, dorsal view
Male, dorsal view
Female
Female
Habitat
Habitat
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Entre Ríos
    • La Pampa
    • Salta
    • Santa Fe
    • Tucumán
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
BRAZIL: Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul.
 
Host plants
Graminaceae (Braciaria extensa, Bromus unioloides, Cynodon dactylon, Eleusine indica, Eragrostis sp., Paspalum notatum, Polypogon elongatus, Sorghum halepense ). Cyperaceae (Cyperus agregatus, C. alternifolius, C. corymbosus, C. eragrostis, C. esculentus, C. hermaphroditus). Musaceae (Heliconia brasiliensis ). Typhaceae (Typha dominguensis). Equisetaceae (Equisetum giganteum).
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References
  • BRUNER. 1906. Synoptic list of Paraguayan Acrididae or Locusts, with descriptions of new forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 30(1461):613-694, pl. 36-38:658.
  • GRECO-SPINGOLA, S., JORGE, C., LORIER, E. . 2020. Acridomorpha (Orthoptera) species associated with the protected wetlands of Santa Lucía, Montevideo, Uruguay. Check list 16 (3): 597–610:603.
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