Mystery Grasshopper

[kmsgameboy]

I was at work last night catching breackfast for my mantids and was lucky enough to find 7 grasshoppers all in one small area. Most of them seem to be Melanoplus differentailis however one of them I just cant ID. It looks almost exactly like Trimerotropis pallidipennis but it has a hump or ridge on its prothorax and BRIGHT red tibia. Does anyone have any idea what this little guy (or gal) might be?

 

[mantiscraze]

A picture is worth a 1000 words

 

[Idolofreak]

Yeah if you still have it can you post a pic?

 

[kmsgameboy]

I kept it and have a camera but getting to a real computer is another matter. (I use the forums from my phone.)

 

[Rick]

Grasshoppers are a racket.

See anything in the genus on this list:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/4994/bgpage

 

[Peter Clausen]

Two grasshoppers come to mind, though I doubt yours is either of them because they are soooo cool and nobody has ever mentioned them in the hobby before.

The dragon

http://bugguide.net/node/view/163571

The dinosaur

The crested or great crested

That sounds like three, but I think some of the common names apply to just one grasshopper. Google it!