Melanoplus forcipatus explained

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]

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
• Otte, Daniel (1995). "Grasshoppers [Acridomorpha] C". Orthoptera Species File 4, 518.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Melanoplus forcipatus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-21.
2. Web site: Melanoplus forcipatus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2018-01-21.
3. Web site: Melanoplus forcipatus Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-21.
4. Deyrup . Mark . Autumn 1989 . Arthropods Endemic to Florida Scrub . Florida Scientist . 52 . 4 . 260 . 24320532.