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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae) » Melanoplini » Melanoplus » Toothcercus Shortwing Grasshopper (Melanoplus forcipatus)

Species Melanoplus forcipatus - Toothcercus Shortwing Grasshopper

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Melanoplus forcipatus - male - female Melanoplus forcipatus - male Melanoplus forcipatus - male Melanoplus forcipatus - female Melanoplus forcipatus - female Melanoplus forcipatus - male Melanoplus forcipatus - male Melanoplus forcipatus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Tribe Melanoplini
Genus Melanoplus
Species forcipatus (Toothcercus Shortwing Grasshopper)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Melanoplus forcipatus Hubbell, 1932
Identification
Male cercus distinctive


Range
Lake Wales Ridge, central FL (1)
Habitat
Open scrub (1)
Remarks
Sympatric with M. tequestae on the Lake Wales Ridge
See Also
M. indicifer - male cercus similar, but not found on the Lake Wales Ridge
Internet References
OSF
Works Cited
1.Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida)
John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier. 2002. University Press of Florida.
Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 27 November, 2010 - 12:14pm
Additional contributions by metrioptera, Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 24 October, 2022 - 4:26pm

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