Classification
Scientific Name: Metaleptea brevicornis
Domain:
Eukarya
This domain
contains organisms that have cells with a membrane bound, or
true, nucleus (Biology Online 2012).
Kingdom:
Animalia
This kingdom has organisms that move independently, rely on eating
other organisms for nutrients and contain cells lacking a cell wall
(Biology Online 2012).
Phylum: Arthropoda
This phylum contains organisms with jointed legs, including
insects, crustaceans and those included in the spider family
(Biology Online 2012).
Subphylum: Hexapoda
This subphylum is characterized by the
presences of three pairs of jointed legs and three body
segments that include a head, and abdomen, and a
thorax(Biology
Online 2012).
Class:
Insecta
Members of
the class Insecta are divided into three
body segments that include a head, and abdomen,
and a thorax(Biology
Online 2012).
Order: Orthoptera
This order contains grasshoppers, locust,
katydids, and crickets. It can be generally
identified by the characteristic of hind legs that have been specialized for
jumping
(Resh and Carde
ed. 2003).
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
This family contain grasshoppers and true locust (Resh and Carde ed. 2003).
Genus: Metaleptea
Species:
brevicornis (brevi- meaning short; -cornis
refers to horns)