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Taxa hierarchy
tribe
Melanoplini
Scudder, 1897
genus
Melanoplus
Stål, 1873
species
occidentalis
(Thomas, 1872)
synonym
Melanoplus
variolosus
Scudder, 1878
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54317
Nomenclatural details: Junior synonym
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Scudder, S.H. 1878. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 20:67-68
>>
Melanoplus
variolosus
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54317
Scudder, S.H. 1897. Proc. U.S. Nation. Mus. 20(1124):145
>> Note: synonym >>
Melanoplus
occidentalis
Vickery & D.K.M. Kevan. 1986. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada 14:424
>> Note: synonym >>
Melanoplus
occidentalis
occidentalis
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Northern America, North-Central U.S.A., Kansas, Kearny County, Lakin
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: ANSP Philadelphia
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