Hoppers are not very welcome as they eat the plants and make a racket at night.
CLOSED: An armour plated visitor
This appears to be one of the lubber grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) such as those in the genus Romalea - see http://www.superstock.com/stock-photography/lubber# and http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/b/Orthoptera/Romaleidae/Romalea/none/genus/0/
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