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Melanoplus borealis (Fieber, 1853)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Fieber, F.X. (1853) Synopsis der europäischen Orthoptera mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die in Böhmen vorkommenden Arten. Lotos, Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften. Herausgegeben vom naturhistorischen Vereine Lotos in Prag, 3, 90–104, 115–129, 138–154, 168–176, 184–188, 201–207, 232–238, 252–261. Available from http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42805#page/108/mode/1up

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Orthoptera
family
Acrididae
genus
Melanoplus
species
Melanoplus borealis

Name

Synonyms
Caloptenus borealis Fieber, 1853
Caloptenus extremus Walker, 1870
Caloptenus parvus Provancher, 1876
Melanoplus borealis borealis
Melanoplus borealis palaceus Fulton, 1930
Melanoplus cockerelli Scudder, 1900
Melanoplus extremus scandens Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus gordonae Vickery, 1969
Melanoplus monticola Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus palaceus Fulton, 1930
Melanoplus scandens Scudder, 1897
Pezotettix borealis Scudder, 1862
Pezotettix junius Dodge, 1876
Pezotettix septentrionalis Saussure, 1861
Podisma septentrionalis (Saussure, 1861)
Homonyms
Melanoplus borealis (Fieber, 1853)
Common names
Northern Grasshopper in English
Northern Grasshopper in English
Northern Grasshopper in English
Northern Grasshopper in English
Northern Spur-throat Grasshopper in English
Northern Spur-throat Grasshopper in English
Northern Spur-throat Grasshopper in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Beutenmüller. 1894. Descriptive catalogue of the Orthoptera found within fifty miles of New York City. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.) 6(Article XII):308
  2. Bland. 2003. The Orthoptera of Michigan: Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets, Michigan State University Extension 89
  3. Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1861. Orthopterologische Studien. I. Beiträge zu Darwin's Theorie über die Entstehung der Arten. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (Verh. der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellsch. Wien) 11:223
  4. Capinera, R.D. Scott & T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States, Cornell University Press, Ithaca 118, Plate 24
  5. Caulfield. 1886. Annual report of the Entomological Society of Ontario (Rep. Ent. Soc. Ontario) 18:71
  6. Chapco & Litzenberger. 2002. A molecular phylogenetic study of two relict species of melanopline grasshoppers. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 45(2):313-318
  7. Chopard. 1928. La faune des Orthoptères des montagnes des Etats-Unis et ses rapports avec la faune paléarctique. Contribution à l'étude du peuplement des hautes montagnes, Societé de Biogéographie, Paris 2:145
  8. Fieber. 1853. Synopsis der europäischen Orthoptera mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die in Böhmen vorkommenden Arten. Lotos 3:120
  9. Fielding & Mingchu Zhang. 2011. Populations of the northern grasshopper, Melanoplus borealis (Orthoptera: Acrididae), in Alaska are rarely food limited. Environmental Entomology (Environm. Entomol.) 40(4):541-548
  10. Fielding. 2011. Oviposition site selection by the grasshoppers Melanoplus borealis and M. sanguinipes (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Journal of Orthoptera Research (Jour. Orth. Res.) 20(1):75-80
  11. Gurney & A.R. Brooks. 1959. Grasshoppers of the Mexicanus Group, genus Melanoplus (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum (Proc. U.S. Nation. Mus.) 110:67
  12. Johnson, D.L. 2002. Spur-throated grasshoppers of the Canadian prairies and northern Great Plains. Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands 8:20
  13. Kirk, K. & Bomar. 2005. Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin. Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison 37, 74
  14. Morse. 1920. Manual of the Orthoptera of New England, including the locusts, grasshoppers, crickets and their allies. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History (Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.) 35(6):506
  15. Otte, Daniel, 1995: Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C. Orthoptera Species File 4. 518.
  16. Rehn, J.A.G. 1931. On Melanoplus borealis in northern Labrador (Orthop. Acrididae). Entomological News (Entomol. News) 42:33-35
  17. Scudder, S.H. 1862. List of Orthoptera collected on a trip from Assiniboia to Cumberland. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, and Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Montreal (The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist) 7:286-287
  18. Scudder, S.H. 1869. Catalogue of the Orthoptera of North America described previous to 1867. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (Smithson. misc. Coll.) 8:20
  19. Scudder, S.H. 1897. Revision of the Orthopteran group Melanopli (Acrididae) with special reference to North American forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum (Proc. U.S. Nation. Mus.) 20 (1124):267, 403
  20. Scudder, S.H. 1901. Alphabetical index to North American Orthoptera described in the eighteenth and nineteenth centures. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History (Occ. Papers Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.) 6:55
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