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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
116
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
77
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
45
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
43
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
39
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
37
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
6
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
6 Genera with 28 Species
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers24SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
28 Species
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus lilianae Otte, 2002
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Iowa
TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
4
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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