Biology:Melanoplus complanatipes

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Short description: Species of grasshopper

Melanoplus complanatipes
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. complanatipes
Binomial name
Melanoplus complanatipes
Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus complanatipes, the western sagebrush grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3] It is found in Central America and North America.[2][4]

Subspecies

  • Melanoplus complanatipes canonicus Scudder, 1897
  • Melanoplus complanatipes complanatipes Scudder, 1897

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.. 
  • Capinera J.L; Scott R.D.; Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10580576 entry