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Monopterus
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Depth range based on 4 specimens in 2 taxa.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.7 - 2
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.7 - 2
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:36
Specimens with Sequences:23
Specimens with Barcodes:22
Species:3
Species With Barcodes:3
Public Records:6
Public Species:2
Public BINs:2
Monopterus /mənˈɒptərəs/ is a genus of swamp eels native to Asia (one species, M. boueti, is native to Africa). Two species, M. eapeni and M. roseni, live in caves.
Species[edit]
The 13 currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) (Asian swamp eel)
- Monopterus bicolor V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005
- Monopterus boueti (Pellegrin, 1922) (Liberian swamp eel)
- Monopterus cuchia (F. Hamilton, 1822) (cuchia)
- Monopterus desilvai R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998[2]
- Monopterus dienbienensis V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005
- Monopterus digressus Gopi, 2002[3]
- Monopterus eapeni Talwar, 1991
- Monopterus fossorius (K. K. Nayar, 1951) (Malabar swamp eel)
- Monopterus hodgarti (B. L. Chaudhuri, 1913) (Indian spaghetti eel)
- Monopterus ichthyophoides Britz, Lalremsanga, Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana, 2011[4]
- Monopterus indicus (Silas & E. Dawson, 1961) (Bombay swamp eel)
- Monopterus roseni R. M. Bailey & Gans, 1998[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Monopterus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ a b Bailey, R.M. & Gans, C. (1998). "Two new synbranchid fishes, Monopterus roseni form Peninsular India and M. desilvai from Sri Lanka." Occ. Pap. Mus. Univ. Michigan 726: 1-18.
- ^ Gopi, K.C. (2002). "A new Synbranchid fish, Monopterus digressus from Kerala, Peninsular India." Records of Zoological Survey of India 100.1-2: 137-143.
- ^ Britz, R., Lalremsanga, H.T., Lalrotluanga & Lalramliana (2011). "Monopterus ichthyophoides, a new species of scaled swamp eel (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from Mizoram, India." Zootaxa 2936: 51-58.
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Melanoplus is prey of:
Araneae
Nabis
Harpalus
Based on studies in:
USA: New Jersey (Agricultural)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- D. J. Shure, Radionuclide tracer analysis of trophic relationships in an old-field ecosystem, Ecol. Monogr. 43(1):1-19, from p. 15 (1973).
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Melanoplus preys on:
Ambrosia
Raphanus
Based on studies in:
USA: New Jersey (Agricultural)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- D. J. Shure, Radionuclide tracer analysis of trophic relationships in an old-field ecosystem, Ecol. Monogr. 43(1):1-19, from p. 15 (1973).
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:2061
Specimens with Sequences:1886
Specimens with Barcodes:1811
Species:102
Species With Barcodes:79
Public Records:521
Public Species:38
Public BINs:16
Melanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers (and in some cases migratory "locusts") in North America. A common name is spur-throat grasshoppers (also "spurthroat" or "spur-throated grasshoppers"), but this more typically refers to members of the related subfamily Catantopinae.
The largest grasshoppers of this genus can reach nearly 5 cm (2.0 in) in length, but most are smaller. Some are intricately patterned and colorful, others are drab.
Melanoplus eat grasses of all kinds, as well as leafy and grassy agricultural crops and garden plants. They feed on the leaves, and sometimes fruit, flowers, and buds, as well as tree bark. Many of the more notable agricultural pest grasshoppers belong here, including the Rocky Mountain locust, the most significant insect pest of the 19th century Great Plains, but now extinct.[1]
Selected species[edit]
New species are often being discovered and described in this genus where speciation runs rampant in isolated areas, involving speciation by hybridization.[2]
- Melanoplus adelogyrus – Volusia grasshopper, St. Johns short-wing grasshopper
- Melanoplus alpinus – alpine grasshopper
- Melanoplus angustipennis – narrow-winged sand grasshopper, narrow-winged spur-throat grasshopper
- Melanoplus bivittatus – two-striped grasshopper
- Melanoplus borealis – northern spur-throat grasshopper
- Melanoplus bowditchi – sagebrush grasshopper
- Melanoplus bruneri – Bruner's spur-throat grasshopper
- Melanoplus confusus – pasture grasshopper
- Melanoplus dawsonii – Dawson's grasshopper
- Melanoplus devastator – devastating grasshopper
- Melanoplus differentialis – differential grasshopper
- Melanoplus femurrubrum – red-legged grasshopper
- Melanoplus foedus – striped sand grasshopper
- Melanoplus gladstoni – Gladston's (spur-throat) grasshopper
- Melanoplus infantilis – little spur-throat grasshopper
- Melanoplus keeleri – Keeler's spur-throat grasshopper
- Melanoplus kennicotti – Kennicott grasshopper
- Melanoplus lakinus – Lakin grasshopper
- Melanoplus ludivinae Fontana, Buzzetti & Marino-Perez, 2011[3]
- Melanoplus mixes Fontana, Buzzetti & Marino-Perez, 2011[3]
- Melanoplus oaxacae Fontana, Buzzetti & Marino-Perez, 2011[3]
- Melanoplus occidentalis – flabellate grasshopper
- Melanoplus packardii – Packard's grasshopper
- Melanoplus punctulatus – pine tree spur-throat grasshopper
- Melanoplus rugglesi – Nevada sage grasshopper
- Melanoplus sanguinipes – migratory grasshopper
- Melanoplus scudderi – Scudder's short-winged grasshopper
- †Melanoplus spretus – Rocky Mountain locust (extinct: 1902)
- Melanoplus stonei – Stone's grasshopper
- Melanoplus viridipes – green-legged grasshopper
References[edit]
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- Notes
- ^ Samways, M.J. & Lockwood, J.A. (1998): Orthoptera conservation: pests and paradoxes. Journal of Insect Conservation 2(3-4): 143–149. doi:10.1023/A:1009652016332 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Melaoplus, BugGuide
- ^ a b c Fontana, P., Buzzetti, F.M., & Marino-Perez, R. (2011). New Acrididae from Oaxaca State in Mexico (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididae: Ommatolampinae, Melanoplinae). Zootaxa 2862: 39-55.
- Bibliography
- Cranshaw, Whitney (2004): Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09561-2
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