''Lactista'' is a genus of

band-winged grasshopper Bandwings, or band-winged grasshoppers, are the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers classified under the family Acrididae. They have a worldwide distribution and were originally elevated to full family status as the Oedipodidae. Many species p ...

s in the family

Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known bec ...

. There are about 10 described species in ''Lactista''.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Lactista'': * '' Lactista azteca'' (Saussure, 1861) (Aztec grasshopper) * ''

Lactista elota ''Lactista'' is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11 ...

'' Otte, D., 1984 * ''

Lactista eustatia ''Lactista'' is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in ''Lactista''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Lactista'': * '' Lactista azteca'' (Saussure, 1861) (Aztec grasshop ...

'' Bland, 2002 * '' Lactista gibbosus'' Saussure, 1884 (trailside grasshopper) * ''

Lactista humilis ''Lactista'' is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in ''Lactista''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Lactista'': * '' Lactista azteca'' (Saussure, 1861) (Aztec grasshop ...

'' Hebard, 1932 * ''

Lactista inermus ''Lactista'' is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in ''Lactista''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Lactista'': * '' Lactista azteca'' (Saussure, 1861) (Aztec grasshop ...

'' Rehn, 1900 * ''

Lactista micrus ''Lactista'' is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in ''Lactista''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Lactista'': * '' Lactista azteca'' (Saussure, 1861) (Aztec grasshop ...

'' (Hebard, 1932) * '' Lactista pellepidus'' Saussure, 1884 * '' Lactista punctata'' (Stål, 1873) * '' Lactista stramineus'' (Erichson, 1848)

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