Acridium rubiginosum Harris, in Scudder, 1862: 467 
 
Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris) (Hubbell, 1960: 66) 
Schistocerca alutacea rubiginosa (Scudder) (Dirsh, 1974: 198)
Slightly inflated head

Small male cerci
Schistocerca rubiginosa prefers xeric to xeromesic habitats, especially sandy soil (Hubbell 1960).  In Florida, it is sympatric with S. alutacea, and has a similar seasonal phenology (personal observation).
NEOTYPE ♂ [UMMZ] Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris, 1862)
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