Melanoplus forcipatus
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| Melanoplus forcipatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. forcipatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus forcipatus Hubbell, 1932 | |
Melanoplus forcipatus is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Melanoplinae ("spur-throated grasshoppers"), in the family Acrididae ("short-horned grasshoppers").[1][2] The species is known generally as the "toothcercus shortwing grasshopper" or "broad cercus scrub grasshopper".[3] It is endemic to scrub and sandhill communities in Highlands and Orange counties in Florida.[4]