Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Narrowwinged Sand Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis (Dodge)
Fig. 6, Adult Male Body Length 19.7-22.2 mm, Femur Length 11-12.7 mm, Antennal Segments 23-26.
Fig. 7, Adult Female BL 20.5-24.5 mm, FL 12.2-13.5 mm, AS 24-26.
Fig. 8, Spread wings of an adult female.
Fig. 9, End of male abdomen showing shape of cercus and supraanal plate.
Nymphs and eggs of M. angustipennis
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus bivittatus
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