SUBFAMILY CATANTOPINAE {MELANOPLINAE}
Grasshoppers of
Colorado Contents
A Face markedly slanting
back; antennae sword-shaped; body very slender; weak spine inserted between
front legs.
A' Face nearly vertical
or slanting back only slightly; antennae not sword-shaped; body not extremely
slender; spine between front legs distinct.
Go to B
B
Lateral margins of subgenital plate of male, as seen from the side, straight
or only slightly convex - never suddenly inflated at base; tegmina almost
always short.
B' Lateral margins
of subgenital plate of male, as seen from the side, strongly convex or
inflated at base; tegmina variable.
