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- I. Biological Control
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- IV. Modeling & Population Dynamics
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- VI. Decision Support Tools
- VII. Future Directions
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Grasshopper Species Fact Sheets: Common Nameheadline bar Grasshopper Species Fact Sheets Alphabetical Listing by Common Name**** **Grasshopper Species Fact Sheets***Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 912Species Fact Sheets by Robert E. Pfadt* For information on any of the 60 species listed below, just click on the desired name. The species are listed three times, once in alphabetical order by scientific name, once in alphabetical order within subfamilies, and finally alphabetically by common name. PDF versions of each fact sheet are available to download. **Alphabetical by Scientific Name | Alphabetical within Subfamily | Alphabetical by Common Name** Russianthistle grasshopper
*Aeoloplides turnbulli (Thomas)*Alpine grasshopper
*Melanoplus alpinus Scudder*Bigheaded grasshopper
*Aulocara elliotti (Thomas)*Bluelegged grasshopper
*Metator pardalinus (Saussure)*Brownspotted grasshopper
*Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder)*Bruner slantfaced grasshopper
*Bruneria brunnea (Thomas)*Bruner spurthroated grasshopper
*Melanoplus bruneri Scudder*Carolina grasshopper
*Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus)*Clearwinged grasshopper
*Camnula pellucida (Scudder)*Clubhorned grasshopper
*Aeropedellus clavatus (Thomas)*Crenulatewinged grasshopper
*Cordillacris crenulata (Bruner)*Cudweed grasshopper
*Hypochlora alba (Dodge)*Dawson grasshopper
*Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder)*Devastating grasshopper
*Melanoplus devastator Scudder*Differential grasshopper
*Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas)*Dusky grasshopper
*Encoptolophus costalis (Scudder)*Ebony grasshopper
*Boopedon nubilum (Say)*Finned grasshopper
*Trachyrhachys aspera Scudder*Flabellate grasshopper
*Melanoplus occidentalis (Thomas)*Fourspotted grasshopper
*Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum (Thomas)*Gladston grasshopper
*Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder*Greenstriped grasshopper
*Chortophaga viridifasciata (DeGeer)*Hayden grasshopper
*Derotmema haydeni (Thomas)*High Plains grasshopper
*Dissosteira longipennis (Thomas)*Keeler grasshopper
*Melanoplus keeleri (Thomas)*Kennicott grasshopper
*Melanoplus kennicotti Scudder*Kiowa grasshopper
*Trachyrhachys kiowa (Thomas)*Lakin grasshopper
*Melanoplus lakinus (Scudder)*Largeheaded grasshopper
*Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Thomas)*Little spurthroated grasshopper
*Melanoplus infantilis Scudder*Meadow grasshopper
*Chorthippus curtipennis (Harris)*Migratory grasshopper
*Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius)*Mormon cricket
*Anabrus simplex Haldeman*Mottled sand grasshopper
*Spharagemon collare (Scudder)*Narrowwinged sand grasshopper
*Melanoplus angustipennis (Dodge)*Nevada sage grasshopper
*Melanoplus rugglesi Gurney*Northern grasshopper
*Melanoplus borealis (Fieber)*Obscure grasshopper
*Opeia obscura (Thomas)*Orangelegged grasshopper
*Spharagemon equale (Say)*Packard grasshopper
*Melanoplus packardii Scudder*Pallidwinged grasshopper
*Trimerotropis pallidipennis (Burmeister)*Pasture grasshopper
*Melanoplus confusus Scudder*Plains lubber grasshopper
*Brachystola magna (Girard)*Redlegged grasshopper
*Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer)*Redshanked grasshopper
*Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman)*Redwinged grasshopper
*Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas)*Sagebrush grasshopper
*Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder*Slantfaced pasture grasshopper
*Orphulella speciosa (Scudder)*Snakeweed grasshopper
*Hesperotettix viridis (Thomas)*Specklewinged grasshopper
*Arphia conspersa Scudder*Spottedwinged grasshopper
*Cordillacris occipitalis (Thomas)*Striped grasshopper
*Amphitornus coloradus (Thomas)*Striped sand grasshopper
*Melanoplus foedus Scudder*Threebanded grasshopper
*Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Say)*Twostriped grasshopper
*Melanoplus bivittatus (Say)*Twostriped slantfaced grasshopper
*Mermiria bivittata (Serville)*Valley grasshopper
*Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder)*Velvetstriped grasshopper
*Eritettix simplex (Scudder)*Whitecrossed grasshopper
*Aulocara femoratum Scudder*Whitewhiskered grasshopper
*Ageneotettix deorum (Scudder)* **Alphabetical by Scientific Name | Alphabetical within Subfamily | Alphabetical by Common Name** Go to Handbook Contents


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