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Checklist for Subfamily Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897 (Spur-throated grasshoppers)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
112
1173
4246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
37
643
1905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
13
313
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
305
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
5
222
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
215
424
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
14 Genera with 20 Species
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Akamasacris Cigliano & Otte, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Apacris Hebard, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Floritettix Otte, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Huastecacris Fontana & Bu..., 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Keyopsis Ronderos & C..., 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1960Spur-throat grasshoppers11SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ronderosia Cigliano, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Sinopodisma Chang, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Akamasacris variabilis Scudder, 1897
Apacris aberrans Giglio-Tos, 1894
Aptenopedes sphenarioides Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Baeacris punctulata Thunberg, 1824
Floritettix aptera Scudder, 1878Wingless Florida Locust
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus indicifer Hubbell, 1933
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus repetinus Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes vulturnus Gurney & A.R..., 1959
Melanoplus variabilis (Scudder, S.H., 1897)⇒ Akamasacris variabilis Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus wilsoni Gurney, 1960
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Ronderosia bergii Stål, 1878
Sinopodisma yingdensis Liang, 1988

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Australia
TribeConalcaeini
Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDichroplini
Rehn, & Randell, 1963
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePodismini
Mishchenko, 1945
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melanoplinae at artfakta.se
Melanoplinae at dyntaxa.se
Melanoplinae at itis.gov