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Taxonomy

*Rhammatocerus schistocercoides*
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides
	Photo by Michel Lecoq in Mato Grosso, Brazil 1993
Other common names
	Mato Grosso grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Gomphocerinae
Tribe:	Scyllinini
Genus:	Rhammatocerus
Scientific name
	Rhammatocerus schistocercoides (Rehn, 1906)
Geography
Native countries:
	Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela;
Pest status
	Known pest

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Identification

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Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Michel Lecoq entomology website	Michel Lecoq	2014		View URL

Distribution

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Michel Lecoq entomology website	Michel Lecoq	2014		View URL
Locust Literature	The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development			View URL