Round-winged
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Melanoplus rotundipennis
Round-winged Grasshopper, round-winged spur-throat grasshopper, round-winged locust
Melanoplus rotundipennis is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae, known by the common name round-winged grasshopper. It is characterized by its rounded wing shape, a distinctive trait among Melanoplus species. The species occurs in North America, with documented records from Florida and broader North American distribution. As a member of the subfamily Melanoplinae, it possesses the diagnostic spur on the ventral surface of the pronotum typical of this group.