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Desert monkey grasshopper

Psychomastax deserticola Hebard, 1934

Status not recordedinsects

The desert monkey grasshopper (Psychomastax deserticola) is a species in the family Eumastacidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the desert monkey grasshopper

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the desert monkey grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the desert monkey grasshopper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the desert monkey grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyEumastacidae
  6. genusPsychomastax
  7. SpeciesPsychomastax deserticola Hebard, 1934
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Chapulín cerilloSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the desert monkey grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Psychomastax.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the desert monkey grasshopper?

The desert monkey grasshopper (Psychomastax deserticola) belongs to the family Eumastacidae in the order Orthoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Desert monkey grasshopper (Psychomastax deserticola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/desert-monkey-grasshopper

MLA

“Desert monkey grasshopper (Psychomastax deserticola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/desert-monkey-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{desert_monkey_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Desert monkey grasshopper (Psychomastax deserticola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/desert-monkey-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}