Sphenarium is a genusofgrasshoppers in the family Pyrgomorphidae, native to Mexico and northern Central America.[2][3] During outbreaks, they can cause significant damage to agricultural crops.[3][4] Conversely, they have been caught for human consumption, for example as chapulines, since pre-Columbian times, a practice that also continues today.[3][4]
| Sphenarium | |
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| Sphenarium purpurascens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrgomorphinae |
| Tribe: | Sphenariini |
| Genus: | Sphenarium Charpentier, 1842[1] |
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