Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Migratory Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius)
Fig. 6, Adult Male Body Length 20-26 mm, Femur Length 11-12.5 mm, Antennal Segments 24-27.
Fig. 7, Adult Female BL 20-29 mm, FL 12.3-14 mm, AS 25-27.
Fig. 8, Side view of end of male abdomen.
Fig. 9, End view of male abdomen, showing notch in the subgenital plate.
Nymphs and eggs of M. sanguinipes
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Oedaleonotus enigma
Adults of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus rugglesi
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