Melanoplus nanciae Deyrup, 1997 "1996":200
Ocala claw(-)cercus grasshopper
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Melanoplus sp. 1 (Deyrup & Franz 1994)
Conservation Status
Erroneously listed as Missing by FNAI (2007) [and NatureServe?]
Distribution & Habitat
Ocala National Forest (Marion and Lake counties), Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Deyrup, Mark. (1997 "1996"). Two new grasshoppers from relic uplands in Florida (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 122(4): 199-211.
Other references:
Capinera, J. L., Scherer, C. W. and Squitier, J. M. (2001). Grasshoppers of Florida. University Press of Florida. 143 pp.
Deyrup, Mark and Franz, R. (eds.). (1994). Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida, Volume IV. Invertebrates. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 798 pp.
FNAI (Florida Natural Areas Inventory). (2007). Element-Level Changes over the Time Period 2007/01/01 - 2007/12/31. Unpublished report. 6 pp.
Hill, JoVonn G. and Dakin, M. E. (2011). An Annotated List of the Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Romaleidae) of the Southeastern United States. Midsouth Entomologist 4(2): 39-48 [44].
NatureServe. (2026). Melanoplus nanciae: Ocala Claw-Cercus Grasshopper. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 28 September 2026]
Smith, Trevor Randall, Froeba, Jason G. and Capinera, John L. (2004). Key to the grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of Florida. Florida Entomologist 87(4): 537-550. https://doi.org/10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0537:KTTGOA]2.0.CO;2
https://www.fnai.org/PDFs/FieldGuides/Melanoplus_nanciae.pdf