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Checklist for Subfamily Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897 (Spur-throated grasshoppers)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
97
1072
3504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
34
591
1411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
14
348
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
12
341
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
4
272
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
202
515
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
18
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
18 Genera with 107 Species
Apacris Hebard, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrachelacris Giglio-Tos, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 18244SpeciesTaxom
Chlorus Giglio-Tos, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dichromatos Cigliano, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Digamacris Carbonell, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Eurotettix Bruner, 200710SpeciesTaxom
Leiotettix Bruner, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Neopedies Hebard, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Parascopas Bruner, 198215SpeciesTaxom
Propedies Hebard, 198327SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscopas Hebard, 198711SpeciesTaxom
Ronderosia Cigliano, 19727SpeciesTaxom
Scotussa Giglio-Tos, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Tijucella Amédégnato &..., 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
107 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atrachelacris olivaceus Bruner, 1911
Atrachelacris unicolor Giglio-Tos, 1894
Baeacris maquiritare Carbonell & ..., 1973
Baeacris pseudopunctulata Ronderos, 1964
Baeacris punctulata Thunberg, 1824
Baeacris punctulatus Thunberg, 1824
Chlorus attenuatus Cigliano & L..., 2007
Chlorus brunneus Bruner, 1911
Dichromatos corupa Carbonell & ..., 2011
Dichromatos lilloanus Liebermann, 1948
Dichromatos montanus Carbonell & ..., 2011
Dichromatos schrottkyi Rehn, 1918
Dichroplus democraticus Blanchard, 1851
Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Dichroplus fuscus Thunberg, 1815
Dichroplus mantiqueirae Ronderos, Ca..., 1968
Dichroplus misionensis Carbonell, 1968
Dichroplus obscurus Bruner, 1900
Dichroplus paraelongatus Carbonell, 1968
Dichroplus robustulus Stål, 1878
Dichroplus vittigerum Blanchard, 1851
Digamacris amoena (Stål, 1878)⇒ Digamacris amoenus Stål, 1878
Digamacris fraterna (Carl, 1916)⇒ Digamacris fraternus Carl, 1916
Eurotettix brevicerci Cigliano, 2007Short-Cerci Cerrado Grasshopper
Eurotettix bugresensis Cigliano, 2007
Eurotettix carbonelli Assis-Pujol,..., 2001
Eurotettix latus Cigliano, 2007
Eurotettix minor Bruner, 1906
Eurotettix monnei Assis-Pujol,..., 2001
Eurotettix procerus Cigliano, 2007
Eurotettix raphaelandrearum Assis-Pujol,..., 2001
Eurotettix robustus Bruner, 1911
Eurotettix similraphael Cigliano, 2007
Leiotettix flavipes Bruner, 1906
Leiotettix pulcher Rehn, 1913
Leiotettix sanguineus Bruner, 1906
Leiotettix viridis Bruner, 1906
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus meridionalis Scudder, 1897
Neopedies acutifrons Ronderos, 1991
Neopedies matogrossensis Ronderos, 1991
Neopedies orientalis Ronderos, 1991
Neopedies riograndensis Ronderos, 1991
Parascopas atratus Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas brevicauda Ronderos, 1976
Parascopas cantralli Ronderos, 1976
Parascopas chapadensis Rehn, 1909
Parascopas dubius Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas exertus Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas falcatus Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas flavipes Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas mesai Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas monnei Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas obesus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Parascopas peltarius Ronderos, 1982
Parascopas robertsi Ronderos, 1976
Parascopas sanguineus Bruner, 1910
Parascopas seabrai Ronderos, 1982
Propedies aequalis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies auricularis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies auricularis prasinus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies caliginosus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies castaneum Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies cerasinus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies christianeae Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies dilatus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies geniculatus Bruner, 1911
Propedies gracilis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies hebardi Costa Lima, 1941
Propedies juani Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies lacertosus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies lineaalba Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies lobipennis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies martini Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies matogrossensis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies mulleus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies mutinus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies oculeus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies pseudogeniculatus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies quadripunctatus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies roppai Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies rubripennis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies rubripes Bruner, 1911
Propedies viridis Ronderos & S..., 1983
Propedies viriosus Ronderos & S..., 1983
Pseudoscopas agustinae Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas campestris Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas curticerci Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas elegans Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas furcatus Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas henryi Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas montanus Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas nigrigena Rehn, 1913
Pseudoscopas onsageri Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas ottei Ronderos, 1987
Pseudoscopas paranaensis Ronderos, 1987
Ronderosia bergii Stål, 1878
Ronderosia dubia (Bruner, 1906)⇒ Ronderosia dubius Bruner, L., 1906
Ronderosia forcipata (Rehn, 1918)⇒ Ronderosia forcipatus Rehn, J.A.G., 1918
Ronderosia gracilis Bruner, 1911
Ronderosia ommexechoides Carbonell & ..., 2006
Ronderosia piceomaculata Carbonell, 1972
Ronderosia piceomaculatus Carbonell, 1972
Scotussa cliens Stål, 1861
Scotussa impudica Giglio-Tos, 1894
Scotussa lemniscata Stål, 1861Slender Orange-legged Grasshopper
Tijucella polychroma Amédégnato &..., 1979

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Brazil
TribeDichroplini
Rehn, & Randell, 1963
13
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePrumnini
Mayer, 2004
1
26
Genus
Species

Taxom



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