KEY TO THE SPUR-THROATED GRASSHOPPERS (Melanoplinae)
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1a
Face markedly slanted. Antennae sword-shaped. Body gray. Wings very short. Usually on creosotebush...
Lateral view, showing markedly slanted face and sword-shaped antennae.
Clematodes larreae
Scudder
1b
Face nearly vertical or slanting only slightly. Antennae not sword-shaped. Body, wings, and host plants variable...
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Grasshopper head showing unslanted face.
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