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.
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus confusus
Adults of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus bowditchi
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