Spharagemon cristatum

Spharagemon cristatum, known generally as the ridgeback grasshopper or ridgeback sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.^[2][1][3][4]

Spharagemon cristatum
Spharagemon cristatum, Florida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Genus:	Spharagemon
Species:	S. cristatum
Binomial name
Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875
Synonyms[1]
Dissosteira cristatum (Scudder, 1875) Eximacris superbum (Hebard, 1937) Spharagemon collare subsp. cristatum Scudder, 1875 Spharagemon superbum Hebard, 1937