Superspecies

Melanoplus supersp. rusticus (Stål, 1878)

Nomenclature (2)

Pezotettix rusticus Stål, 1878: 13.
Syntype; 1135e30a-63e8-43b9-8c2a-c64e169f7ba8; deposited at: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collections (NHRS); United States: Texas: Patria
Melanoplus rusticus species group (Stål, 1878) in Mwamukonda & Hill, 2025: 629.

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
Stål, C. (1878) Observationes orthoptérologiques 3. De genere Pezotettigis et nonnullis generibus affinibus. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 5(9), 1–20. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49816#page/403/mode/1up