Biology:Melanoplus rileyanus

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Short description: Species of grasshopper

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

Melanoplus rileyanus, known generally as the Riley's short-wing grasshopper or Riley's spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus rileyanus:

  • Melanoplus rileyanus rileyanus Scudder, 1897 i c g
  • Melanoplus rileyanus varicus Scudder, 1879 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10580721 entry