Melanoplus devastator

Melanoplus devastator, the devastating grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]

Devastating grasshopper, Melanoplus devastator

Melanoplus devastator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. devastator
Binomial name
Melanoplus devastator
Scudder, 1878

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus devastator:

  • Melanoplus devastator conspicuus Scudder, 1897 i c g
  • Melanoplus devastator devastator Scudder, 1878 i c g
  • Melanoplus devastator obscurus Scudder, 1897 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References
  1. "Melanoplus devastator Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. "Melanoplus devastator species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Melanoplus devastator". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Melanoplus devastator Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-06.


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