Melanoplus montanus

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

Melanoplus montanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. montanus
Binomial name
Melanoplus montanus
(Thomas, 1873)

References

  1. "Melanoplus montanus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. "Melanoplus montanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. "Melanoplus montanus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. "Orthoptera Species File Online".

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Capinera J.L; Scott R.D.; Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.


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