title: Melanoplus ponderosus
text: # Melanoplus ponderosus
  
  Melanoplus ponderosus, the ponderous spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  These two subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus ponderosus:
  
  * Melanoplus ponderosus ponderosus (Scudder, $1875)^i$
  * Melanoplus ponderosus viola Thomas, $1876^i$
  
  Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
  
  