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species Melanoplus attenuatus Scudder, 1897

• Common name(s):  Slender-bodied Locust
• Images: (8) See all images
• Distribution:
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• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • Scudder, S.H. 1897. Proc. U.S. Nation. Mus. 20(1124):259   >> Melanoplus attenuatus    urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54618
  • Morse. 1904. Carnegie Inst. Wash. Publ. 18:50   >> Melanoplus attenuatus
  • Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1912. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 64(1):83   >> Note: Lectotype designation >> Melanoplus attenuatus
  • Blatchley. 1920. Orthoptera of northeastern America with special reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida 370   >> Melanoplus attenuatus
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A., North Carolina, Brunswick County, Smithville
  • Kind of type:  lectotype
  • Specimen category:  male
  • Location of type:  ANSP Philadelphia

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