Melanoplus pegasus Hebard, 1919:293
Pegasus locust, Swift locust
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Melanoplus furcatus pegasus Hebard, 1919
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered [by implication] (GBIF)
Last record: 1917 (GBIF) or later
Rediscovered in: 2011 [by implication] (GBIF)
Previously listed as "GH Possibly Extinct" by NatureServe (2026).
Distribution & Habitat
Billy's Island, Okeefenokee Swamp, Charlton County, Georgia, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hebard, M. (1919). New genera and species of Melanopli found within the United States (Orth. Acrididae). Part II. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 45: 257-298.
Other references:
Blatchley. (1920). Orthoptera of northeastern America with special reference to the faunas of Indiana and Florida 445.
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.
NatureServe. (2026). Melanoplus pegasus: 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]