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Taxa hierarchy
subfamily
Melanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
tribe
Melanoplini
Scudder, 1897
genus
Melanoplus
Stål, 1873
species
Melanoplus
ostentus
Gurney & Buxton, 1968
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54312
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Distribution:
Ecology:
Terrestrial.
Specimen records
are available.
Citations:
Gurney & P.A. Buxton. 1968. Occ. Pap. Bur. Ent. Calif. Dept. Agric. 13:16 >>
Melanoplus
ostentus
urn:lsid:Orthoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:54312
Type specimen information:
Type locality: Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California, Del Norte County, Pine Flat, 17 road mi NE of Smith River
Kind of type: holotype
Specimen category: male
Location of type: USNM Washington
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