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Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865)

Differential Locust
Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865): melanistic morph, nymph (Chadron, Nebraska, 6 July 2020). (Otu).
Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865): melanistic morph, nymph (Chadron, Nebraska, 6 July 2020). (Otu).
Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865): Fig. 149 (after Lugger). male habitus (body length 28-34 mm). (Otu).
Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865): Fig. 87. male cercus, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (43)

  • Acridium differentiale Thomas, 1865: 450.

    Syntype; male; ea04a292-1076-4b65-b49c-6316c51e0212; United States: Illinois

  • Cyrtacanthacris diversifera Walker, 1870: 611.

    Syntype; b6bea352-97ba-4cea-b74e-31c0753ed081; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); U.S.A.

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  • Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas, 1865) in Barrientos-Lozano, Rocha-Sánchez, Buzzetti, Méndez-Gómez & Horta-Vega, 2013: 225.
  • Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865) in Latchininsky, 2019: 109-112.

Nomenclature references (39)

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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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  • Capinera, J.L., Scott, R.D. & Walker, T.J. (2004) In Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 249 pp.
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  • For Overseas Pest Research, C. (1982) The Locust and Grasshopper Agricultural Manual. Centre for Overseas Pest Research, London, 690 pp.
  • Heads, S.W. & Wang, Y. (2013) First fossil record of Melanoplus differentialis (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae). Entomological News, 123(1), 33–37.
  • Hebard, M. (1927) Fixation of the single types of species of Orthoptera described by Cyrus Thomas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 79, 1–11.
  • Hebard, M. (1929) The Orthoptera of Colorado. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 81, 303–425.
  • Hebard, M. (1934) The Dermaptera and Orthoptera of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, 20, 125–279. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14760321
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  • Latchininsky, A.V. (2019) Differential Grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas, 1865) (Acrididae). In Encyclopedia of Pest Orthoptera of the World. China Agricultural University Press, Beijing. pp. 109–112.
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  • Nelsen, O.E. (1934) The development of the ovary in the grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis (Acrididae: Orthoptera). Journal of Morphology (Philadelphia), 55, 515–543, 6 pls.
  • Otte, D. (1970) A comparative study of communicative behavior in grasshoppers. Miscellaneous Publications Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, 141, 1–168. Available at http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/56385
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  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard, M. (1906) A contribution to the knowledge of the Orthoptera of Montana, Yellowstone Park, Utah and Colorado. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 58, 358–418. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30129
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1904) Notes on Orthoptera from Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 56, 562–575. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30096#page/612/mode/1up
  • Rehn, J.A.G. (1907) Notes on Orthoptera from southern Arizona, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 59, 24–81. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=DY9l7J6HxsAC
  • Riley, C.V. (1873) Annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other insects of the State of Missouri, 5. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78711#page/7/mode/1up
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  • Spawn, G.B. (1935) Differential characters used in separating nymphs of the grasshopper species, Melanoplus differentialis and M. bivittatus. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science, 14, 16–18. [1928]
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