Melanoplus tequestae
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| Melanoplus tequestae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. tequestae |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus tequestae Hubbell, 1932 | |
Melanoplus tequestae, known generally as the tequestae scrub grasshopper or tequesta grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to Florida scrubs in Highlands, Orange, and Seminole counties in Florida.[5]