Melanoplus rileyanus, known generally as the Riley's short-wing grasshopper or Riley's spur-throat 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 rileyanus | |
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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. rileyanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus rileyanus Scudder, 1897
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Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus rileyanus:
- Melanoplus rileyanus rileyanus Scudder, 1897 i c g
- Melanoplus rileyanus varicus Scudder, 1879 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Melanoplus rileyanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus rileyanus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus rileyanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus rileyanus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-24.