Small Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus nanus)
The Small Spur-throat Grasshopper was described in 1898, it was apparently only found in few places in the Alameda – , the Marin – , and the San Mateo Counties in California, USA.
The species inhabited dry grassy hillsides.
The males reached sizes of about 1,4 cm, the females were slightly larger, both sexes were fuscous light-brown colored.
The Small Spur-throat Grasshopper is now considered possibly extinct, however, reasons for this assumption are not given.
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References:
[1] Samuel H. Scudder: Supplement to a revision of the Melanopli. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 7: 157-205. 1899
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edited: 31.08.2019