Melanoplus furcatus, known generally as the larger fork-tail grasshopper or fork-tailed locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]

Melanoplus furcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Melanoplini
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. furcatus
Binomial name
Melanoplus furcatus
Scudder, 1897

References

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  1. ^ a b "Melanoplus furcatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ^ "Melanoplus furcatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ^ "Melanoplus furcatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ "Melanoplus furcatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-01.