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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
77
843
2007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
29
518
1219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
13
283
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
11
278
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
5
224
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
166
339
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
14
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
14 Genera with 82 Species
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Baeacris Rowell & Car..., 18244SpeciesTaxom
Bogotacris Ronderos, 18786SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chibchacris Hebard, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Dichroplus Stål, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Jivarus Giglio-Tos, 198110SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers47SpeciesTaxom
Miramella Dovnar-Zapol..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Paratylotropidia Brunner, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
82 Species and 14 Subspecies
Aeoloplides chenopodii Bruner, 1894
Aeoloplides chenopodii chenopodii Bruner, 1894
Aeoloplides minor Bruner, 1904
Aeoloplides turnbulli Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Aeoloplides turnbulli turnbulli Thomas, 1872
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Aidemona azteca azteca (Saussure, 1861)⇒ Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Baeacris bogotensis Carbonell & ..., 1973
Baeacris descampsi Carbonell & ..., 1973
Baeacris maquiritare Carbonell & ..., 1973
Baeacris punctulata Thunberg, 1824
Bogotacris acuticauda Ronderos, 1979
Bogotacris casanare Hebard, 1923
Bogotacris nigrisoma Ronderos, 1979
Bogotacris pausifrons Ronderos, 1979
Bogotacris rubripes Ronderos, 1979
Bogotacris varicolor Stål, 1878
Campylacantha vivax Scudder, 1876
Chibchacris digitifera Hebard, 1923
Chibchacris furcata Hebard, 1923
Chibchacris sturmi Ronderos, 1981El Cocuy Mountain Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dactylotum bicolor pictum Thomas, 1870
Dactylotum bicolor variegatum Scudder, S.H., 1878
Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894
Dichroplus obscurus Bruner, 1900
Dichroplus vittatus Bruner, 1900
Dichroplus vittigerum Blanchard, 1851
Hesperotettix coloradensis Bruner, 1904
Hesperotettix curtipennis Scudder, 1897
Hesperotettix nevadensis Morse, 1903
Hesperotettix nevadensis gillettei Bruner, 1904
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hesperotettix viridis viridis Thomas, 1872
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Jivarus alienus Walker, 1870
Jivarus alticola Ronderos, 1981
Jivarus brunneus Ronderos, 1981
Jivarus carbonelli Ronderos, 1979
Jivarus cerdai (Ronderos, 1981)⇒ Jivarus alienus Walker, 1870
Jivarus eumera Hebard, 1923
Jivarus laevis Ronderos, 1979
Jivarus marginalis Ronderos, 1979
Jivarus ochraceus Ronderos, 1981Inga Grasshopper
Jivarus osunai (Ronderos, 1981)⇒ Jivarus alienus Walker, 1870
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus atangi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus betangi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bohemani (Stål, 1878)⇒ Melanoplus dodgei Thomas, 1871
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus boulderensis Otte, 2012
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus bowditchi bowditchi Scudder, S.H., 1878Sagebrush Grasshopper
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus carinae Otte, 2012
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus culebra Otte, 2012
Melanoplus cumbres Otte, 2012
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis nigricans Cockerell, 1917
Melanoplus dimidipennis Bruner, 1904
Melanoplus discolor Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus dodgei Thomas, 1871
Melanoplus douglasi Otte, 2012
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus foedus foedus Scudder, S.H., 1878
Melanoplus glymma Otte, 2012
Melanoplus gothicus Otte, 2012
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1878Little spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus kennicotti Scudder, 1878Kennicott grasshopper
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus latifercula Caudell, 1903
Melanoplus littoralis Roberts, 1942
Melanoplus marshallii Thomas, 1875
Melanoplus occidentalis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus ourayensis Otte, 2012
Melanoplus pahgre Otte, 2012
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes defectus Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory Grasshopper
Melanoplus stupefactus Scudder, 1876
Melanoplus tristis Bruner, 1904
Melanoplus uinta Otte, 2012
Melanoplus wai Otte, 2012
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833Green Mountain Grasshopper
Paratylotropidia morsei Rehn & Rehn, 1943

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Colombia
TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDichroplini
Rehn, & Randell, 1963
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeJivarini
Ronderos, 1983
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
3
46
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