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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae) » Melanoplus

Genus Melanoplus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Genus Melanoplus
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Stål, 1873. From Greek melano dark, plus suffix -plus. Apparently means something to the effect of "clad in dark armor" (Pests, Plagues and Politics--Michael Burgett, Oregon State University).
Numbers
Arnett (1) mentions 239 North American species.
Identification
CAUTION: Please note that many of the species identifications are qualified. Positive identifications for many species can only be achieved by examining the male genitalia on an actual specimen. Images alone are usually not enough to reach a conclusion.
Print References
Arnett, pp. 169-177 (1)
Internet References
OSF listing
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Mike Boone on 29 July, 2004 - 9:34pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Bug Eric
Last updated 19 October, 2007 - 5:17pm

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