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Orthoptera Species File
Species

Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906

Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: female. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: female. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: female. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: male genitalia. (Otu).

Nomenclature (8)

  • Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906: 121.
  • Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906 in Morse & Hebard, 1915: 104.
  • Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906 in Hill, 2014: 2.
  • Melanoplus tepidus Morse, 1906 in Mwamukonda & Hill, 2025: 625.

References (8)

  • Morse, A.P. (1906) New Acridiidae from the southern states. Psyche, a Journal of Entomology, 13(5), 119–122. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43369#page/305/mode/1up
  • Morse, A.P. & Hebard, M. (1915) Fixation of single type (lectotypic) specimens of species of American Orthoptera. Division III. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 67, 96–106. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17758#page/104/mode/1up
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1920) Orthoptera of northeastern America with special reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida. Nature Publishing Co., Indianapolis, 781 pp. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16768
  • Hebard, M. (1935) New genera and species of the Melanopli found within the United States and Canada (Orthoptera: Acrididae), Parts V and VI. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 60(4), 337–390. [1934] Available at http://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=chla5077659_4270_004#page/25/mode/1up
  • Otte, D. (1995) Orthoptera Species File 4. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 518 pp.
  • Capinera, J.L., Scherer, C.W. & Squitier, J.M. (2001) Grasshoppers of Florida. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 131 pp. Available at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/ghopper/ghopper.html
  • Hill, J.V.G. (2014) Biological notes on some species of the Melanoplus tribulus species group (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) from the southeastern United States with a description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 140, 1–16. Available at http://authors.entomology-aes.org/article/public/3.pdf
  • Mwamukonda, J. & Hill, J.V.G. (2025) Revision and biogeography of the Tribulus group (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae, Melanoplus) and establishment of the Rusticus group with a description of four new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 151(3), 611–672. https://doi.org/10.3157/061.151.0306

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001