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Species

Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870)

Huckleberry Locust; Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): female. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): female. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): Fig. 77. male cercus, lateral view. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): Fig. 92. furcula of male. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870): male genitalia. (Otu).

Nomenclature (46)

  • Caloptenus [sic] fasciatus Walker, 1870: 680.
  • Melanoplus rectus Scudder, 1878: 43,44.

    Holotype; male; a813d29a-d2ef-4b40-a2e2-a32fe7207569; deposited at: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP); United States: Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire

  • Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870) in Haberski, Woller & Sikes, 2021: 39.
  • Melanoplus fasciatus (Walker, 1870) in Brust, Bomar & Harman, 2025: 144.

References (33)

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Descendants and synonyms

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1078