Acrididae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus bispinosus is a medium-sized grasshopper found in open disturbed areas of the southeastern US.

Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus bowditchi, the sagebrush grasshopper, is a North American short-horned grasshopper in Melanoplinae.

Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus confusus, the pasture grasshopper, is a short-horned grasshopper found in North America.

Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus dawsoni, or Dawson's grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus flavidus, the yellowish spur-throat grasshopper, is a North American species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus gladstoni, Gladston's spur-throat grasshopper, is an Acrididae grasshopper species found in North America.

Melanoplus glaucipes (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus glaucipes (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus glaucipes (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus glaucipes, the glaucus-legged spur-throat grasshopper, is a North American short-horned grasshopper in Melanoplinae.

Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876)

Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876)

Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876)

Melanoplus gracilis, the graceful grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper species found in North America.

Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas, 1872)

Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas, 1872)

Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas, 1872)

Melanoplus occidentalis, the flabellate grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Melanoplus thomasi Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus thomasi Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus thomasi Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus thomasi (Thomas's two-striped grasshopper) is a spur-throated grasshopper species in Acrididae found in Central America.

Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus walshii (Walsh's short-wing grasshopper) is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Melanoplus aridus (Scudder, 1878)

Melanoplus aridus (Scudder, 1878)

Melanoplus aridus (Scudder, 1878)

Melanoplus aridus, the arid lands spur-throat grasshopper, is an Acrididae species found in North America that feeds on various plants.

Melanoplus yarrowii (Thomas, 1875)

Melanoplus yarrowii (Thomas, 1875)

Melanoplus yarrowii (Thomas, 1875)

Yarrow's grasshopper, Melanoplus yarrowii, is a spur-throated grasshopper species found in North America.

Melanoplus bivittatus (Say, 1825)

Melanoplus bivittatus (Say, 1825)

Melanoplus bivittatus (Say, 1825)

Melanoplus bivittatus, the two-striped grasshopper, has distinct striped markings, a diapausing egg life cycle, and prolonged mating with spermatophore nuptial gifts.

Melanoplus islandicus Blatchley, 1898

Melanoplus islandicus Blatchley, 1898

Melanoplus islandicus Blatchley, 1898

Melanoplus islandicus is a North American spur-throated grasshopper, a species of conservation concern with active protection efforts.

Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878

Striped sand grasshopper (Melanoplus foedus) is a spur-throated grasshopper from the Acrididae family found in North America.

Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878

Packard's grasshopper (Melanoplus packardii) is a spur-throated grasshopper species in Acrididae found in North America.

Melanoplus ponderosus (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus ponderosus (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus ponderosus (Scudder, 1875)

The ponderous spur-throat grasshopper Melanoplus ponderosus is an Acrididae species found in North America.

Melanoplus eumera Hebard, 1920

Melanoplus eumera Hebard, 1920

Melanoplus eumera Hebard, 1920

Melanoplus eumera, the canyon grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862)

Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862)

Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862)

Melanoplus punctulatus, the pine tree/grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in Acrididae.

Melanoplus splendidus Hebard, 1920

Melanoplus splendidus Hebard, 1920

Melanoplus splendidus Hebard, 1920

Melanoplus splendidus, the juniper or splendid grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Melanoplus femurrubrum (De Geer, 1773)

Melanoplus femurrubrum (De Geer, 1773)

Melanoplus femurrubrum (De Geer, 1773)

Melanoplus femurrubrum, the red-legged grasshopper, is a medium-sized North American grasshopper with one generation a year mostly.

Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798)

Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798)

Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798)

Melanoplus sanguinipes is a spur-throated grasshopper species found in the Caribbean and North America.

Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus devastator, the devastating grasshopper, is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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