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  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Grasshoppers - Orthoptera
        
        Family - Short-horned Grasshoppers - Acrididae
        
        Species - A Spur-throat Grasshopper - Melanoplus picropidzae

A Spur-throat Grasshopper - Melanoplus picropidzae

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Special Status Species
Native Species

Global Rank: G1G3
State Rank: SNR

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General Description

At present, this species does not occur in any of the basic Orthoptera national, regional, or state literature. It is listed in the database (see references) as a species which has been collected only once and at a single location in Montana.

Therefore, there are currently no descriptions and other life history information found in the literature. Range and collection site are known.

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

Found in Taft, Montana, east slope below Regis Pass, Bitterroot Mountains, Mineral County, at N 47.408867 W 115.590658. One male was collected on July 15, 1929. The specimen was deposited in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.

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References

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- Capinera, J.L., R.D. Scott, and T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Ithaca, NY. Cornell University Press.
- Cigliano, M.M., H. Braun, D.C. Eades, and D. Otte. Orthoptera Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0. Accessed 6 April 2022. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org
- Scott, R.D. 2010. Montana Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets A Pictorial Field Guide to the Orthoptera. MagpieMTGraphics, Billings, MT.
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Citation for data on this website:
A Spur-throat Grasshopper — Melanoplus picropidzae. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 23, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIORT01K80