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JoVonn Hill

@melanoplus.bsky.social

Director of the Mississippi Entomological Museum, Grasshopper taxonomist, Grassland biologist, naturalist, Oakland A’s fan. Homo sapiens.

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Scientist discovers 16 new grasshopper species, champions desert biodiversity A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

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06.02.2025 19:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grasshoppers of Aridland Scrub in the United States and Mexico 16 new species of Agroecotettix were identified from the United States and Mexico.

Diversification of Agroecotettix: Grasshoppers of Aridland Scrub in the United States and Mexico blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/06/d...

07.01.2025 10:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#24ever 🤍🖤

24.12.2024 03:43 — 👍 93    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 0
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Quick field trip during the ESA meeting in Phoenix.

18.12.2024 00:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Including one named in honor of @levarburton.bsky.social!

18.12.2024 00:13 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Desert diversification: revision of Agroecotettix Bruner, 1908 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) with descriptions of sixteen new species from the United States and Mexico In this study, a morphological revision was conducted of Agroecotettix Bruner, a group of grasshoppers inhabiting open xeric desert scrub, shrublands, and plains, spanning central Texas to central Mex...

A new article out featuring a species named in honor of @levarburton.bsky.social zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1337...

22.11.2024 16:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0