New records of grasshoppers (Orthoptera) from the Northwest Territories

We provide information on two additions to the fauna of Northwest Territories, Canada: Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) and Huron Short-winged Locust (Melanoplus huroni). We suspect that both are long established but were overlooked in the past as a consequence of general rarity.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Catling, Paul M., Kostiuk, Brenda, Armstrong, Terry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2020
Subjects:
Orthoptera
grasshoppers
distribution
ecology
Northwest Territories
new records
range extensions
Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
Huron Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus huroni
Canada
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/2329
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v134i3.2329
Description
Summary:We provide information on two additions to the fauna of Northwest Territories, Canada: Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) and Huron Short-winged Locust (Melanoplus huroni). We suspect that both are long established but were overlooked in the past as a consequence of general rarity.

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