Melanoplus confusus

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Melanoplus confusus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. confusus
Binomial name
Melanoplus confusus
Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus confusus, known generally as pasture grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the pasture spur-throat grasshopper and little pasture locust. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5]

Melanoplinae Subfamily of insects

The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropic ecozones.

Acrididae Family of grasshoppers in the suborder Caelifera

The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.

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<i>Melanoplus</i> Genus of grasshoppers

Melanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers in North America. A common name is spur-throat grasshoppers, but this more typically refers to members of the related subfamily Catantopinae.

Melanoplus scapularis, known generally as the lesser fork-tail grasshopper or scapular spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus infantilis, known generally as the little spur-throat grasshopper or tiny spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus keeleri, known generally as the Keeler's spur-throat grasshopper or Keeler grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus ordwayae, known generally as the trail ridge scrub grasshopper or ordway melanoplus grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus ligneolus, the wood-colored short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus saltator, known generally as the Willamette short-wing grasshopper or learing spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus nanciae, the ocala clawcercus grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus oklahomae, the Oklahoma spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus clypeatus, known generally as shield-tailed grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the shield-tailed spur-throat grasshopper and shield-tailed locust. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus stegocercus, the stegocercus short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

<i>Melanoplus yarrowii</i> species of insect

Melanoplus yarrowii, known generally as the Yarrow's grasshopper or Yarrow's spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus tuberculatus, the quanah grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus bowditchi, the sagebrush grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus regalis, known generally as the regal grasshopper or regal spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus querneus, known generally as the oak spur-throat grasshopper or larger sandhill grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus immunis, the immunis spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus decorus, known generally as the decorated short-wing grasshopper or decorated spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus femurnigrum, the black-legged grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus pictus, the pictured spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

References

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  2. "Melanoplus confusus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "Melanoplus confusus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. "Melanoplus confusus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online" . Retrieved 2018-05-04.