Melanoplus punctulatus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Tribe: | Melanoplini |
Genus: | Melanoplus |
Species: | M. punctulatus
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Binomial name | |
Melanoplus punctulatus (Scudder, 1863)
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Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[2][6]
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Subspecies
[edit]These three subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus punctulatus:
- Melanoplus punctulatus arboreus Scudder, 1897 i c g
- Melanoplus punctulatus griseus (Thomas, 1872) i c g
- Melanoplus punctulatus punctulatus (Scudder, 1863) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Melanoplus punctulatus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Melanoplus punctulatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus punctulatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus punctulatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus punctulatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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