Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Key to the Melanoplus Species
Previous Step (D')E Tegmina not meeting dorsally, separated by distinct space; tegmina approximately
length of pronotum; hind tibiae blue-brown; mountains at fairly high elevations.
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| Top view of head, pronotum and tegmina | Cercus |
E' Tegmina meeting dorsally, not separated by space.
F Cerci appearing swollen; subgenital plate tapering to a blunt point when viewed from rear; hind tibiae blue-brown; mountains of central Colorado.
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| Cercus | Back view of subgenital plate |
F' Cerci flat, not appearing swollen; subgenital plate truncate with small notch when viewed from rear; hind tibiae red to yellow-brown; mountains of southern Colorado.
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| {Possible} Cerci | Subgenital plate |
