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]
| Melanoplus tequestae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. tequestae
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus tequestae Hubbell, 1932
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References edit
- ^ "Melanoplus tequestae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Melanoplus tequestae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Melanoplus tequestae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Melanoplus tequestae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ Deyrup, Mark (Autumn 1989). "Arthropods Endemic to Florida Scrub". Florida Scientist. 52 (4): 260. JSTOR 24320532.