Melanoplus indicifer, known generally as the spinecercus short-wing grasshopper or east coast scrub grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to Florida scrubs on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.[5]
| Melanoplus indicifer | |
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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. indicifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus indicifer Hubbell, 1933
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| Synonyms | |
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Melanoplus insignis | |
References
edit- ^ "Melanoplus indicifer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Melanoplus indicifer species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Melanoplus indicifer". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Melanoplus indicifer Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Deyrup, Mark (Autumn 1989). "Arthropods Endemic to Florida Scrub". Florida Scientist. 52 (4): 259. JSTOR 24320532.