Nisquallia
| Nisquallia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
| Tribe: | Podismini |
| Genus: | Nisquallia Rehn, 1952 |
| Species: | N. olympica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nisquallia olympica Rehn, 1952 | |
Nisquallia is a monotypic genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, containing a single described species, Nisquallia olympica, commonly known as the Olympic grasshopper.[1][2][3][4][5] It is endemic to the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, being found in alpine habitats; the type locality is Mt. Ellinor. [3][4][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "Report: Nisquallia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ↑ "Nisquallia Rehn, 1952". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 "Nisquallia Rehn, 1952". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Nisquallia Rehn, 1952". Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 "Nisquallia olympica". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ "North Pacific Dry and Mesic Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland, Fell-Field and Meadow". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ "Northern Rocky Mountain Subalpine Woodland and Parkland". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
Further reading
- Bland, Roger (2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension. ISBN 978-1565250178.
- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.