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Checklist for Subfamily Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897 (Spur-throated grasshoppers)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
71
365
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
26
196
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
12
116
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
114
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
3
95
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
87
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
16
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
15 Genera with 121 Species
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Agnostokasia Gurney and R..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Asemoplus Scudder, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Bradynotes Scudder, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Floritettix Otte, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hebardacris Rehn, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Hypsalonia Gurney and E..., 19616SpeciesTaxom
Karokia Rehn, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers92SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleonotus Scudder, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Oedomerus Bruner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotettix Scudder, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
121 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aeoloplides californicus Scudder, 1897
Aeoloplides chenopodii Bruner, 1894
Aeoloplides chenopodii arcuatus Rehn, J.A.G., 1902
Aeoloplides fratercula Hebard, 1919
Aeoloplides fuscipes Scudder, 1897
Aeoloplides tenuipennis Scudder, 1897
Agnostokasia sublima Gurney & Rentz, 1964
Aptenopedes rufovittata Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Asemoplus sierranus Hebard, 1936
Bradynotes obesa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Bradynotes obesa opima Scudder, S.H., 1880
Floritettix aptera Scudder, 1878Wingless Florida Locust
Hebardacris albida Hebard, 1920
Hebardacris excelsa Rehn, 1907
Hebardacris mono Rehn, 1964
Hesperotettix nevadensis Morse, 1903
Hesperotettix pacificus Scudder, 1897
Hesperotettix pacificus capillatus Hebard, 1919
Hesperotettix pacificus pacificus Scudder, S.H., 1897
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hypsalonia merga Gurney & Buxton, 1963
Hypsalonia miwoki Gurney & Eades, 1961
Hypsalonia petasata Gurney & Eades, 1961
Hypsalonia rentzi Gurney & Eades, 1961
Hypsalonia satur Scudder, 1897
Hypsalonia tioga Gurney & Eades, 1961
Karokia blanci Rehn, 1964
Karokia memorialis Gurney & Buxton, 1968
Melanoplus ablutus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus andreasi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus ascensus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus aspasmus Hebard, 1919
Melanoplus bernardinae Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus birchimi Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus buxtoni Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus caroli Gurney & Helfer, 1960
Melanoplus chimariki Gurney & Buxton, 1963
Melanoplus chumash Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus cinereus cyanipes Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus cinereus dealbatus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus complanatipes Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus dealbatus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus desultorius Rehn, 1907
Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878Devastating grasshopper
Melanoplus devastator conspicuus Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus devastator devastator Scudder, S.H., 1878
Melanoplus devastator obscurus Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus diablo Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus diminutus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus edeva Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus elaphrus Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus eremitus Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus franciscanus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus francisdrakei Otte, 2012
Melanoplus fricki Strohecker, 1960
Melanoplus fultoni Hebard, 1922Clark Valley larkspur
Melanoplus gracilipes Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus haigi Gurney & Buxton, 1968
Melanoplus harperi Gurney & Buxton, 1965
Melanoplus herbaceus Bruner, 1893
Melanoplus hesperus Hebard, 1919Santa Lucia Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus hupah Strohecker &..., 1963
Melanoplus huporeus Hebard, 1919
Melanoplus jakei Otte, 2012
Melanoplus jenniferae Otte, 2012
Melanoplus jessicae Otte, 2012
Melanoplus jillae Otte, 2012
Melanoplus jucundus Scudder, 1876
Melanoplus keiferi Gurney & Buxton, 1963
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus lapollai Otte, 2012
Melanoplus laurelae Otte, 2012
Melanoplus lepidus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus ligneolus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus lithophilus Gurney & Buxton, 1965
Melanoplus longipsolus Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus marginatus Scudder, 1876
Melanoplus marshallii Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus mcnaryi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus microtatus Hebard, 1919
Melanoplus middlekauffi Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus muricolor Strohecker, 1960
Melanoplus murieta Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus nanus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus napa Otte, 2012
Melanoplus novato Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus obespsolus Rentz & Weis..., 1981
Melanoplus olamentke Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus oregonensis Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus ostentus Gurney & Buxton, 1968
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus pinctus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus platycercus Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus rentzi Otte, 1995
Melanoplus reyesensis Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus rileyanus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus rileyanus rileyanus Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus rileyanus varicus Scudder, S.H., 1879
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory Grasshopper
Melanoplus siskiyou Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus sonomaensis Caudell, 1905
Melanoplus spearmani Otte, 2012
Melanoplus virgatus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus wappo Rentz, 1978
Melanoplus wilsoni Gurney, 1960
Melanoplus wintunus Strohecker &..., 1963
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Oedaleonotus borckii Stål, 1861
Oedaleonotus enigma Scudder, 1876Valley Grasshopper
Oedaleonotus orientis (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Oedaleonotus borckii Stål, 1861
Oedaleonotus pacificus Scudder, 1880
Oedaleonotus phryneicus Hebard, 1919
Oedaleonotus pictus Scudder, S.H., 1899
Oedaleonotus pinctus Scudder & S.H., 1899
Oedaleonotus tenuipennis Scudder, 1897
Oedaleonotus truncatus Rehn, 1907
Oedomerus corallipes Bruner, 1908
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Poecilotettix sanguineus Scudder, 1897

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

Taxom

TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
6
101
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePodismini
Mishchenko, 1945
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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