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Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878

Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878: male (about 4.5 miles east of Ellsworth, Nebraska, 18 July 2020). (Otu).
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878: male (about 4.5 miles east of Ellsworth, Nebraska, 18 July 2020). (Otu).
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878: nymph (east of Ellsworth, Nebraska, 26 June 2020). (Otu).
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878: Fig. 74. male cercus, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (33)

  • Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878: 74.

    Syntype; male; 7fc1f260-d99e-4314-a7a5-30b1887ee42e; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Colorado: Jefferson: Morrison

  • Melanoplus cenchri McNeill, 1891: 74.

    Syntype; 8181ec22-0b13-48bf-ba34-f58221a7227a; United States: Illinois: Rock Island: Sand Hill - Moline

  • Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878 in Barrientos-Lozano, Rocha-Sánchez & Horta-Vega, 2013: 266.
  • Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878 in Barrientos-Lozano, Rocha-Sánchez, Buzzetti, Méndez-Gómez & Horta-Vega, 2013: 226.

References (28)

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  • McNeill, J. (1891) A List of the Orthoptera of Illinois. IV. Psyche, a Journal of Entomology, 6(181), 73–78. Available at http://psyche.entclub.org/6/6-073.html
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  • Barrientos-Lozano, L., Rocha-Sánchez, A.Y., Buzzetti, F.M., Méndez-Gómez, B.R. & Horta-Vega, J.V. (2013) Saltamontes y esperanzas del noreste de México (Insecta: Orthoptera). Guía ilustrada. Ciudad de México, 388 pp.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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