The Santa Rita lichen grasshopper (Leuronotina ritensis) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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Taxonomy

*Leuronotina ritensis*
Leuronotina ritensis
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Arphiini
Genus:	Leuronotina
Scientific name
	Leuronotina ritensis (Rehn, 1911)
Geography
Native countries:
	Mexico; United States;

Identification

Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
UofA School & Home Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Newsletter Newsletter Grasshoppers	University of Arizona,Dawn H. Gouge, Tom J. Getts, Tim W. Stock, John F. Connett and Micah Gay	2023		View URL
The grasshoppers and other orthoptera of Arizona	University of Arizona,E. Ball, E. R. Tinkham, Robert Flock and C. T. Vorhies	1942		View URL

Distribution

Biology

Habitat and ecology

Land-use change

Pest status

Management

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Outbreak media coverage

Associated organizations

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	URL
UofA School & Home Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Newsletter Newsletter Grasshoppers	University of Arizona,Dawn H. Gouge, Tom J. Getts, Tim W. Stock, John F. Connett and Micah Gay	2023	View URL
NatureServe Explorer			View URL
The grasshoppers and other orthoptera of Arizona	University of Arizona,E. Ball, E. R. Tinkham, Robert Flock and C. T. Vorhies	1942	View URL

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