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Taxonomy

*Romalea obscura*
Romalea obscura
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Romaleidae
Subfamily:	Romaleinae
Tribe:	Romaleini
Genus:	Romalea
Scientific name
	Romalea obscura (Bruner, 1907)
Synonyms:	Taeniopoda obscura
Geography
Native countries:
	Honduras; El Salvador; Mexico; Nicaragua;

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

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	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

Management

Pest status

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
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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The contributors shown here are drawn from specimen records made available through GBIF and attributed to individuals by Bionomia. Each list shows up to the 20 people with the most specimens for this species, ranked from most to fewest.

Collected by

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

Jakob Fahr — 1 specimen collected

References