Melanoplus punctulatus

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.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]

Pine tree spur-throat grasshopper, Melanoplus punctulatus

Pine tree spur-throat grasshopper, Melanoplus punctulatus

Melanoplus punctulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Melanoplinae
Genus:	Melanoplus
Species:	M. punctulatus
Binomial name
Melanoplus punctulatus (Scudder, 1863)

Subspecies

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,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

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

External links

• Media related to Melanoplus punctulatus at Wikimedia Commons