Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae, Dichroplini: Dichroplus intermedius Ronderos 1976: new occurrence in Argentina, Distrito de los Campos, Misiones

Abstract

The large grasshoppers subfamily Melanoplinae, tribe Dichroplini, which is wide distributed in America included the Neotropical genus Dichroplus Stål (Cigliano 2007; Carbonell et al. 2006). The distribution of this genus spans Argentina, Uruguay, some regions of Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, and south of Brazil (Colombo et al. 2005). Many species of Dichroplus, which is the dominant genus in Argentina and other South American countries, are capable of causing considerable damage to crops and grazing (Colombo et al. 2005; Carbonell et al. 2006).