Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Nevada Sage Grasshopper
Melanoplus rugglesi Gurney
Fig. 6, Migratory Adult Male Body Length 18.7-20.8 mm, Femur Length 10-11 mm, Antennal Segments 22-24.
Fig. 7, Solitary Adult Male BL 19.5-21 mm, FL 10-11.3 mm, AS 23-24.
Fig. 8, Adult Female BL 23-28.5 mm, FL 12-13.5 mm, AS 24.
Fig. 9, End of male abdomen showing the cercus, tiny furcula, and subgenital plate.
Nymphs and eggs of M. rugglesi
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus sanguinipes
Adults of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus packardii
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