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Pinetree Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus punctulatus)

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Melanoplus punctulatus

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Melanoplini
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. punctulatus
Binomial name
Melanoplus punctulatus
(Scudder, 1863)

Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[2][6]

Pine tree spur-throat grasshopper, Melanoplus punctulatus
Pine tree spur-throat grasshopper, Melanoplus punctulatus

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus punctulatus:

  • Melanoplus punctulatus arboreus Scudder, 1897 i c g
  • Melanoplus punctulatus griseus (Thomas, 1872) i c g
  • Melanoplus punctulatus punctulatus (Scudder, 1863) i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Melanoplus punctulatus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Melanoplus punctulatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. ^ a b "Melanoplus punctulatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. ^ a b "Melanoplus punctulatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. ^ a b "Melanoplus punctulatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  6. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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