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subfamily
Melanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
tribe
Melanoplini
Scudder, 1897
genus
Melanoplus
Stål, 1873
species
Melanoplus
pegasus
Hebard, 1919
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54309
Common name(s): Swift Locust
Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Hebard. 1919. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 45:293-294
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Melanoplus
pegasus
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54309
Blatchley. 1920. Orthoptera of northeastern America with special reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida 445
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Melanoplus
furcatus
pegasus
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54310
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A., Georgia, Billy Island - Okeefenoke Swamp
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: ANSP Philadelphia
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