Diversification deep in the heart of Texas: seven new grasshopper species and establishment of the Melanoplus discolor species group (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae)

Melanoplus discolor and Melanoplus kendalli were previously placed in the texanus species group. Here seven new species are described from central Texas and the combined nine species placed into the discolor group based on emergence time and shape of the male terminalia and genital structures. Six o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: JoVonn G. Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/104047/download/pdf/