Melanoplus borealis, known generally as the northern spur-throat grasshopper or northern grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]
| Melanoplus borealis | |
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| Melanoplus borealis, Massachusetts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus borealis (Fieber, 1853)
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Subspecies
editThese four subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus borealis:
- Melanoplus borealis borealis (Fieber, 1853)
- Melanoplus borealis palaceus Fulton, 1930
- Melanoplus borealis stupefactus (Scudder, 1876)
- Melanoplus borealis utahensis Scudder, 1897
References
edit- ^ a b "Melanoplus borealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Melanoplus borealis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Melanoplus borealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Melanoplus borealis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-25.