Original description: Scudder, S. H. 1898. Revision of the orthopteran group Melanopli (Acrididae) with special reference to North American forms. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 20: 1-421.
Geographical range: sky islands of central Idaho, west Montana, and north Utah
Sympatric taxa: Melanoplus payetti, Melanoplus crux, Melanoplus sol
Keywords: Rocky mountains, rockies, Idaho, sky islands, Indigens group,