Scientific Name
Melanoplus divergens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Melanoplus divergens Morse, 1904
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Lobecercus Short-wing Grasshopper
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Polyneoptera |
| Order | Orthoptera |
| Suborder | Caelifera |
| Infraorder | Acrididea |
| Superfamily | Acridoidea |
| Family | Acrididae |
| Subfamily | Melanoplinae |
| Genus | Melanoplus |
| Species | Melanoplus divergens |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Unknown
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Orthoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
0
Vouchers
7
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = ATBI Pilot Study; Sample Code = MT10; Determiner = 65431093; Determination Date = 2001; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = Chambers; Label = ATBI Plot, Cataloochee; Place Name = Cataloochee; Site Directions = From Cove Creek Road follow Cataloochee Road to Caldwell Fork Trailhead. Follow Caldwell Fork Trail 3.3 miles to Mckee Branch Trail. Follow McKee Branch Trail about 2.0 miles. There is a 70 cm dbh red maple tagged (tag #450) as a reference point to the ATBI Plot. From this red maple the corner rebar of the ATBI hectare is 43 meters at 4 degrees.
Further up the trail above where the plot is located in the forest quickly changes to a Pine / Oak Forest dominated with Mt. Laurel. The witness tree is about 0.3 mile from the intersection of Cataloochee Divide Trail and McKee Branch Trail.; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = Malaise Trap; Specimen Count = 1 ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004 Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/8032f8eef9034d5b95c89fa9b2be527e;
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