Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West

Entomology

Bruner Spurthroated Grasshopper

Melanoplus bruneri Scudder

Fig. 6, Adult Male Body Length 18-22 mm, Femur Length 10-12.5 mm, Antennal Segments 24-25.

Fig. 7, Adult Female BL 22-27 mm, FL 11.8-13.9 mm, AS 24-25.

Fig. 8, Hindleg of adult male.

Fig. 9, End of male abdomen showing the cercus, long arms of the furcula, and subgenital plate.

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Nymphs and eggs of M. bruneri

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