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: AnimaliaMetaleptea brevicornis photo by Gill Beaton
                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 c
haracterized 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)

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