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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3660
7255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
440
3655
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3569
7058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
43
146
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
91
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
50
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
48
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
41
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
38
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Missouri
9 Genera with 33 Species
Argiacris Hebard, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Campylacantha Scudder, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotettix Packard, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers23SpeciesTaxom
Parascopas Bruner, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Paratylotropidia Brunner, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argiacris rehni Hebard, 1918
Campylacantha olivacea Scudder, 1875
Campylacantha olivacea olivacea Scudder, S.H., 1875Fuzzy olive-green grasshopper
Dendrotettix quercus Packard, 1890Post Oak Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus arizonae Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus francoisensis Hill, 2015
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus impudicus Scudder, 1897Immodest Locust
Melanoplus mastigiphallus Strohecker, 1941
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus querneus Rehn & Hebard, 1916Sicklekeel lupine
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus sylvaticus McNeill, 1899
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Parascopas seabrai Ronderos, 1982
Paratylotropidia brunneri Scudder, 1897
Paratylotropidia morsei Rehn & Rehn, 1943
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Missouri
TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
3
26
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