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Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897

Bruner Spurthroated Grasshopper; Bruner's Locust; Bruner's Grasshopper
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).;Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).;Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).
Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: male genitalia. (Otu).

Nomenclature (33)

  • Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897: 164-166. (valid)
  • Melanoplus alaskanus Scudder, 1897: 132, 169.
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  • Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897 in Kirk & Bomar, 2005: 75.
  • Melanoplus bruneri Scudder, 1897 in Haberski, Woller & Sikes, 2021: 38.

Nomenclature references (22)

  • Bland, R.G. (2003) The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension, 220 pp.
  • 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
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  • Brooks, A.R. (1958) Acridoidea of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (Orthoptera). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 90(9), 5–92.
  • Chopard, L. (1928) La faune des Orthoptères des montagnes des Etats-Unis et ses rapports avec la faune paléarctique. In Contribution à l'étude du peuplement des hautes montagnes. Societé de Biogéographie, Paris. Vol. 2, 142–149. Available at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k64170790/f150.image
  • Gurney, A.B. & Brooks, A.R. (1959) Grasshoppers of the Mexicanus Group, genus Melanoplus (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 110, 1–93. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53298#page/9/mode/1up
  • Haberski, A., Woller, D.A. & Sikes, D.S. (2021) Orthoptera of Alaska: A photographic key, new records, and synonymy of Melanoplus gordonae. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification, 44, 1–52. Available at http://biologicalsurvey.ca/ejournal/hws_44/cjai_2021_44.pdf
  • Hebard, M. (1925) The Orthoptera of South Dakota. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 77, 33–155.
  • Hebard, M. (1928) The Orthoptera of Montana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 80, 211–306.
  • Kirk, K. & Bomar, C.R. (2005) Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin. In Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin. Bureau of Integrated Science Services, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison.
  • Kreasky, J.B. (1960) Extended diapause in eggs of high-altitude species of grasshopppers, and a note on food plant preferences of Melanoplus bruneri. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 53, 436–438.
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard, M. (1912) Fixation of single type (lectotype) specimens of American Orthoptera. Section I. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 64(1), 60–128. Available at http://archive.org/details/proceedingsofaca64acad/page/60/mode/2up
  • 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
  • Scudder, S.H. & Cockerell, T.D.A. (1902) A first list of the Orthoptera of New Mexico. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, 9, 1–60. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88768#page/23/mode/1up
  • Scudder, S.H. (1897) Revision of the Orthopteran group Melanopli (Acrididae) with special reference to North American forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 20(1124), 1–421. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/revisionoforthop00scudrich
  • Vickery, V.R. & Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1967) Records of the orthopteroid insects in Ontario. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 97, 13–68. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/139986#page/423/mode/1up
  • Vickery, V.R. & Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1983) A monograph of the orthopteroid insects of Canada and adjacent regions. Memoirs of the Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory, 13(1), I-IV, i-xxii, 1–679.
  • Vickery, V.R. & Kevan, D.K.M.E. (1986) The grasshoppers, crickets, and related insects of Canada and adjacent regions. Ulonata: Dermaptera, Cheleutoptera, Notoptera, Dictuoptera, Grylloptera, and Orthoptera. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, 14, 1–918. Available at http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/aac-aafc/agrhist/A42-42-1985-14-eng.pdf
  • Vickery, V.R. (1967) The Orthoptera of Alaska, Yukon, and the Mackenzie District of the Northwest Territories. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 93, 249–278.
  • Vickery, V.R. (1997) Chapter 10. Orthopteroids (Orthopteroidea) of the Yukon. In Insects of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada. 223–239 pp. Available at http://biologicalsurvey.ca/monographs/read/3
  • Walker, E.M. (1901) Notes on some Ontario Acridiidae Part IV (continued from Vol XXXI p. 36). The Canadian Entomologist, 33(1), 20–23. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88722#page/32/mode/1up
  • Walker, E.M. (1902) A Preliminary List of Acridiidae of Ontario. The Canadian Entomologist, 34(10), 251–258. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=BLBMAAAAMAAJ
  • Walker, E.M. (1910) The Orthoptera of Western Canada. The Canadian Entomologist, 42(8-11), 269–276, 293–300, 333–340, 351–356. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22086#page/289/mode/1up

Descendants and synonyms

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Named after the American entomologist and ornithologist Lawrence Bruner (1856–1937).

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
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