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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
81
270
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
18
119
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
61
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
59
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
52
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
49
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
11
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
11 Genera with 46 Species
Booneacris Rehn and Ran..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Digamacris Carbonell, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers35SpeciesTaxom
Paratylotropidia Brunner, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ronderosia Cigliano, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Scotussa Giglio-Tos, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
46 Species and 5 Subspecies
Booneacris polita Scudder, 1899
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Campylacantha olivacea olivacea Scudder, S.H., 1875Fuzzy olive-green grasshopper
Dendrotettix quercus Packard, 1890Post Oak Grasshopper
Digamacris fraternus Carl, 1916
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Hesperotettix viridis pratensis Scudder, S.H., 1897
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus borealis Fieber, 1853Northern grasshopper
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential Locust
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
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 fluviatilis Bruner, 1897Sand-bar Locust
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus impudicus Scudder, 1897Immodest Locust
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1878Little spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus montanus Thomas, 1873
Melanoplus morsei Blatchley, 1903Morse's Locust
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus rotundipennis Scudder, 1878Round-winged Locust
Melanoplus rusticus Stål, 1878
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus scudderi scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder´s Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus validus Scudder, 1899
Melanoplus viola (Thomas, C., 1876)⇒ Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Paratylotropidia brunneri Scudder, 1897
Paratylotropidia morsei Rehn & Rehn, 1943
Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877Atlantic Grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Ronderosia ommexechoides Carbonell & ..., 2006
Scotussa cliens Stål, 1861

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Illinois
TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDichroplini
Rehn, & Randell, 1963
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
3
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePodismini
Mishchenko, 1945
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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