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Taxonomy

*Achurum sumichrasti*
Achurum sumichrasti
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Gomphocerinae
Tribe:	Mermiriini
Genus:	Achurum
Scientific name
	Achurum sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861)
Geography
Native countries:
	Belize; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; United States; Guatemala; Nicaragua; Costa Rica;

Identification

Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico	New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland and DJ. Ferguson	1993		View URL
Action plan for managing the Central American locust	International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health	2019		View URL

Distribution

Biology

Habitat and ecology

Land-use change

Pest status

Management

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

Associated organizations

Organization name	Acronym	Website	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Geographic purview
International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health	OIRSA	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Education	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control	Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic

Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico	New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland and DJ. Ferguson	1993		View URL
Action plan for managing the Central American locust	International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health	2019		View URL

Specimen contributors for this species

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Collected by

These people collected specimens of this species in the field, helping build the physical record of where and when it has occurred.

Daniel Alexander Carrillo Martínez — 1 specimen collected
Martin Murillo — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

These people examined specimens and determined their taxonomic identity—an essential step in turning a collected specimen into a useful biodiversity record.

Tyler Grant — 1 specimen identified

References