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Melanoplus spretus (Rocky Mountain locust)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae

Taxonomy
Caloptenus spretus was named by Walsh (1866).

It was recombined as Melanoplus spretus by Lockwood et al. (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Caloptenus spretus Walsh
1992Melanoplus spretus Lockwood et al. p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderCaelifera
infraorderAcridideaMacLeay 1821
Acridomorpha
superfamilyAcridoidea
familyAcrididae()
subfamilyMelanoplinaeScudder 1897
tribeMelanopliniScudder 1897
genusMelanoplusStal 1873
speciesspretus(Walsh 1866)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Melanoplus spretus Walsh 1866 [Rocky Mountain locust]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinsubo
Grouping: gregarioussubo
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: fast-movingsubo
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Diet 2: herbivoresubo
Vision: well-developedsubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Dispersal: direct/internalsubo
Dispersal 2: mobilesubo
Created: 2011-07-02 09:51:38
Modified: 2011-07-01 18:51:38
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Tillyard 1921

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Wyoming) Melanoplus spretus (185942)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Melanoplus spretus (185941)