Melanoplus nanus Scudder, 1899:187

Dwarf locust

Globally Rediscovered [by implication] (GBIF)

Last record: 1959 (GBIF) or later

Rediscovered in: 2008 [by implication] (GBIF)

Previously listed as "GH Possibly Extinct" by NatureServe (2026).

Berkeley, California, USA

Original scientific description:

Scudder, S. H. (1899). Supplement to a revision of the Melanopli. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 7: 157-205.

Other references:

Hebard. 1919. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 45:285

NatureServe. (2026). Melanoplus nanus: a spur-throat 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]

Otte, D. 2012. Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 138(1-2):116

Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1909. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 61:471

Rehn, J.A.G. & Hebard. 1912. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 64(1):89

Rentz, D.C.F. 1978. Acrida 7(3):189