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The coral-winged grasshopper of arid western North America, a large species notable for its vivid coral-red hindwings, distributed from the Great Plains to the Pacific coast.
A widespread North American grasshopper identified by two pale dorsolateral stripes along its body, a notable pest of rangeland and cereal crops distributed from coast to coast.
The ebony grasshopper is a strikingly dark-colored North American acridid found in the central Great Plains, inhabiting shortgrass and mixed-grass prairie habitats.
The high plains grasshopper of the central United States, a rangeland species that occasionally reaches pest-level population densities in shortgrass prairie ecosystems.
Ruggle's grasshopper (Melanoplus rugglesi) is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in the Acrididae family, recognized for its highly localized distribution in the United States.
The Red-winged Grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana), described by Cyrus Thomas in 1871, is a western North American species notable for the bright red or pink hue of its concealed hind wings.
Packard's Grasshopper is a significant pest species native to the western United States and Canada, frequently causing severe defoliation to pastures and cereal crops.
The bigheaded grasshopper is a North American acridid native to shortgrass prairies of the western U.S. and one of the most economically damaging rangeland pest species.
The Three-banded Range Grasshopper, described by Thomas Say in 1825, is a western North American species recognized by the distinct dark bands across its wings and preference for grassy prairies.
A North American rangeland grasshopper named after entomologist Alpheus Spring Packard, distributed primarily across the Great Plains and periodically damaging to pasture grasses.
The Velvet-striped Grasshopper (*Eritettix simplex*), described by Scudder in 1875, is a small North American insect recognized by the pale, velvet-like stripes adorning its dorsal side.
The Bigheaded Grasshopper (*Aulocara elliotti*), described by Cyrus Thomas in 1870, is a notable insect recognized as a major defoliating pest of North American western rangelands.
The White-whiskered Grasshopper (*Aulocara femoratum*), described by Scudder in 1899, is a western North American insect notable for the prominent white hairs on its face and palps.
The Large-headed Grasshopper (*Phoetaliotes nebrascensis*), described by Thomas in 1872, is a widespread North American insect known for its distinctly large head and short wings.
The Mexican Grasshopper is a prominent species in Central and North America, closely related to the migratory grasshopper and frequently damaging regional agricultural yields.
The Maasai Steppe is a semi-arid savanna spanning northeastern Tanzania's Arusha and Manyara regions, serving as a traditional Maasai pastoral landscape and wildlife corridor.
The three-banded range grasshopper is a North American acridid found in the Great Plains, named for three distinctive pale crossbands on its hind femora.
The small rangelands grasshopper (Melanoplus confusus) is an abundant North American insect recognized for its widespread presence across the agricultural plains of the United States.
The Kiowa Rangeland Grasshopper, described by Cyrus Thomas in 1871, is a notable insect of shortgrass prairies that occasionally reaches destructive outbreak levels across western rangelands.
The Kiowa rangeland grasshopper is a North American acridid native to the southern Great Plains, regarded as a minor pest species in rangeland management contexts.
The Striped Grasshopper (*Amphitornus coloradus*) is a North American insect described by Thomas in 1870, easily identified by the prominent dark stripes running along its dorsal side.
Melanoplus dawsoni is a North American grasshopper species notable for its wing dimorphism, with some populations having shortened non-functional wings.
The Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper, described by Samuel Scudder in 1875, is a notable insect of western North America recognized by its mottled forewings and montane grassland habitat.
Bowditch's Grasshopper (*Melanoplus bowditchi*) is a North American insect species described by William McNeill in 1899, notable for feeding on various prairie herbaceous plants.
Ferlo Savanna in northern Senegal is a semi-arid Sahelian grassland centered on the Ferlo region, historically grazed by Fulani pastoralists and important for wintering Sahel-region birds.
A North American grasshopper distributed across the central and western United States prairies, belonging to the highly diverse Melanoplus genus and inhabiting dry grassland habitats.
Melanoplus lakinus is a North American grasshopper in the genus Melanoplus, found in the central and southern United States, belonging to one of the most species-rich acridid genera globally.
The Cudweed Grasshopper (*Hypochlora alba*), described by Dodge in 1876, is a pale green North American insect notable for its strict dietary specialization on cudweed and host plants.
A North American grasshopper of the central United States belonging to Melanoplus, one of the most species-rich insect genera in North America with over 200 described species.
The White-crossed Grasshopper (*Ageneotettix deorum*), described by Scudder in 1872, is a North American species notable for the distinctive pale, cross-like marking on its pronotum.
