Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West

Entomology

KEY TO WYOMING GRASSHOPPERS: Melanoplinae

Previous Step (86b)

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88a Penis with dorsal lobes vertical, their apices not produced cephalad. Two subspecies in Wyoming.

 

Cercus.	Top view of head, pronotum, and wings.

Melanoplus oregonensis (Thomas)

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88b Dorsal lobes of penis sharply bent forward, projecting cephalad.

Melanoplus marshalli (Thomas)

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