Melanoplus Stal 1873 (short-horned grasshopper)
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Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae
Parent taxon: Melanoplini according to W. Chapco 2013
See also Zeuner 1941
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Melanoplus differentialis Melanoplus frigidus Melanoplus spretus
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ukraine (1 collection), United States (3: California, Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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