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• Melanoplus tequestae

  tequestae scrub grasshopper, tequesta grasshopper

  Melanoplus tequestae is a spur-throated grasshopper endemic to Florida scrub habitat. It is restricted to three counties in central Florida and is one of the more narrowly distributed members of the large genus Melanoplus. The species has been studied for its mating behavior, which involves male calling songs and visual courtship displays.

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