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Caloptenus spretus
Grasshopper Grass"hop`per, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families Acridid[ae] and Locustid[ae]. The species and genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged (Caloptenus femurrubrum and C. atlanis) are closely related species, but their ravages are less important. They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the Old World. See Locust.

Meaning of Spretus from wikipedia

- binomial Caloptenus spretus in 1866 by B.D. Walsh as named by "Mr. Uhler, without describing it," adding that "The name 'spretus' means 'despised', and...
- The Algerian mouse (Mus spretus), also known as the western Mediterranean mouse, is a wild species of mouse closely related to the house mouse, native...
- Stenolophus spretus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. "Stenolophus spretus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- Calathus spretus is a species of ground beetle from the Platyninae subfamily that is endemic to the Canary Islands. "Calathus (Lauricalathus) spretus Wollaston...
- spretus is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus belonging to the family Trachelipodidae that can be found in Sicily. "Trachelipus spretus Budde-Lund...
- Rhyncolus spretus is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Rhyncolus spretus Report". Integrated...
- Atrypanius spretus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1864. Bezark, Larry. "A Photographic Catalog...
- Harpalus spretus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Peringuey in 1896. "Harpalus spretus Péringuey, 1896"...
- Smicronyx spretus is a species of snout or bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Smicronyx spretus Species Information"...
- Frontier (1st ed.). New York: Basic Books. p. 21. ISBN 0738208949. "Melanoplus spretus (Rocky Mountain Locust)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2017-10-05....