Sphenarium purpurascens

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Sphenarium purpurascens
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Chapulín de la milpa (Sphenarium purpurascens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Suborder:
Caelifera
Family:
Pyrgomorphidae
Genus:
Sphenarium
Species:
S. purpurascens
Binomial name
Sphenarium purpurascens
Subspecies

Sphenarium purpurascens minimum Bruner, L. 1906
Sphenarium purpurascens purpurascens Charpentier, 1842

Sphenarium purpurascens (Spanish: Chapulín de milpa and Portuguese: Gafanhoto-do-milho, i.e., corn-field grasshopper), is a grasshopper species in the genus Sphenarium found in Mexico and Guatemala.

The harvesting of the grasshoppers in Mexico for human consumption can be a way for managing pest outbreaks.[1] Such strategies allow decreased use of pesticide and create a source of income for farmers totaling nearly $3000 per family[according to whom?].

References

  1. ↑ Harvesting grasshoppers Sphenarium purpurascens in Mexico for human consumption: A comparison with insecticidal control for managing pest outbreaks. René Cerritos and Zenón Cano-Santana, Crop Protection, March–May 2008, Volume 27, Issues 3–5, Pages 473–480, doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2007.08.001

External links

External identifiers for Sphenarium purpurascens
Encyclopedia of Life 959129

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