species

Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler, 1864)

Scudder's Short-winged Locust

Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler, 1864): Fig. 64. left tegmen. (Otu).

Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler, 1864): Fig. 67. male cercus, lateral view. (Otu).

Nomenclature (24)

Pezotettix scudderi Uhler, 1864: 555.
Podisma scudderi (Uhler, 1864) in Walker, 1870: 718.
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Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler, 1864) in Huang, Hill, Ortego & Knowles, 2020
Melanoplus scudderi (Uhler, 1864) in Brust, Bomar & Harman, 2025: 144.

Nomenclature references (22)

Beutenmüller, W. (1894) Descriptive catalogue of the Orthoptera found within fifty miles of New York City. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 6(Article XII), 253–316, plates V-X. Available at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1570
Bland, R.G. (2003) The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets. Michigan State University Extension, 220 pp.
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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

Brust, M.L., Bomar, C.R. & Harman, A.J. (2025) Updated county-level distribution records for Wisconsin short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae and Romaleidae). Journal of Orthoptera Research, 34(1), 143–149. https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.124604

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

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.

Hart, C.A. (1906) Notes of a winter trip to Texas, with an annotated list of the Orthoptera. Entomological News, 17, 154–160. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2562864

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

Hill, J.V.G. (2015) Revision and biogeography of the Melanoplus scudderi species group (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) with a description of 21 new species and establishment of the carnegiei and davisi species groups. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 141, 252–350. Available at http://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-american-entomological-society/volume-141/issue-2/061.141.0201/Revision-and-Biogeography-of-the-Melanoplus-scudderi-Species-group-Orthoptera/10.3157/061.141.0201.short

Huang, J.P., Hill, J.V.G., Ortego, J. & Knowles, L.L. (2020) Paraphyletic species no more - genomic data resolve a Pleistocene radiation and validate morphological species of the Melanoplus scudderi complex (Insecta: Orthoptera). Systematic Entomology, 45(3), 594–605 and Supporting Information.

Hubbell, T.H. & Ortenburger, A.I. (1926) Notes on Oklahoma Orthoptera with a list of species from the state. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science, 6, 149–183. Available at http://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/download/2438/2135

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.

Morse, A.P. (1904) Researches on North American Acrididae. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication, 18, 56 pp., 8 pls. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=Ub0GAAAAYAAJ

Morse, A.P. (1920) Manual of the Orthoptera of New England, including the locusts, grasshoppers, crickets and their allies. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 35(6), 197–556, 20 pls. Available at http://books.google.com/books?id=jf5RAAAAMAAJ

Otte, D. (1995) Orthoptera Species File 4. Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C. The Orthopterists' Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 518 pp.

Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard, M. (1905) The Orthoptera of Thomas County, Georgia, and Leon County, Florida. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 56, 774–802. [1904] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30096

Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard, M. (1911) Preliminary studies of North Carolina Orthoptera. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 62, 615–650. [1910] Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/84751#page/631/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

Thomas, C. (1873) Part I: Synopsis of the Acrididae of North America. In Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. Invertebrate Paleontology. Vol. 5, pp. 1–190. Available at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18502#page/13/mode/1up

Uhler, P.R. (1864) Orthopterological Contributions. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 2, 543–555. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/proceedingsofent02ento

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
Walker, F. (1870) In Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum. London. Vol. 4, 605–809 pp. Available at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofspeci04britrich

Descendants and synonyms

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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
species	1	0	4	5