Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Schistocerca literosa
Saltamontes pintado, Spur-throated Grasshopper, small painted locust
Herbivore; arid zone; February-June. This is a smaller and more drab locust with a relatively shorter and wider hind femora, and spotted tegmina
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Suborder
Caelifera
Superfamily
Acridoidea
Family
Acrididae
Genus
Schistocerca
Species
literosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Schistocerca discoidalis, Schistocerca punctata, Schistocerca hyalina
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Floreana, Gardner near Española, Genovesa, San Cristobal.
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- Peck, S.B. (1996) Diversity and distribution of the orthopteroid insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 1497-1510.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Schistocerca literosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6896. Accessed 4 April 2026.