description Schistocerca beckeri Overview
Schistocerca beckeri is a grasshopper species in the family Acrididae and the genus Schistocerca. Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh described it in 1974, and the Orthoptera Species File records its holotype as a male collected in Trinidad and deposited at the Natural History Museum in London. The database treats the name as a valid extant species and lists no synonym, but provides little additional biological information. [Orthoptera Species File](https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/819015).
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Who described Schistocerca beckeri?
Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh described Schistocerca beckeri in 1974. The species belongs to the grasshopper family Acrididae.
Where was the holotype of Schistocerca beckeri collected?
The Orthoptera Species File records the holotype as a male collected in Trinidad. The specimen was deposited at the Natural History Museum in London.
What genus does Schistocerca beckeri belong to?
Schistocerca beckeri belongs to the genus Schistocerca. This genus is part of the family Acrididae and includes many grasshopper species.
Is Schistocerca beckeri a grasshopper or a locust species?
It is a grasshopper species in the family Acrididae. The name alone does not establish that it forms destructive locust swarms, so swarm behavior should not be assumed.
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