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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2725
6777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2721
6773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
349
2679
6680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
42
175
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
17
96
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
7
64
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
6
63
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
53
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
50
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
6
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nevada
6 Genera with 30 Species
Aeoloplides Caudell, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Bradynotes Scudder, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers20SpeciesTaxom
Oedaleonotus Scudder, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotettix Scudder, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nevada
30 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aeoloplides minor Bruner, 1904
Aeoloplides tenuipennis Scudder, 1897
Bradynotes obesa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Bradynotes obesa obesa Thomas, 1872
Bradynotes obesa opima Scudder, S.H., 1880
Hesperotettix nevadensis Morse, 1903
Hesperotettix nevadensis nevadensis Morse, 1903
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus complanatipes Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878Devastating grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus herbaceus Bruner, 1893
Melanoplus infantilis Scudder, 1878Little spur-throat grasshopper
Melanoplus lepidus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus pictus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Oedaleonotus pictus Scudder, S.H., 1899
Melanoplus pinctus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus rugglesi Gurney, 1949Nevada sage grasshoper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Oedaleonotus borckii Stål, 1861
Oedaleonotus enigma Scudder, 1876Valley Grasshopper
Oedaleonotus orientis (Hebard, 1920)⇒ Oedaleonotus borckii Stål, 1861
Oedaleonotus werneri Yin & Smith, 1989
Poecilotettix sanguineus Scudder, 1897

Subnodes of Melanoplinae with occurrences in Nevada
TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
3
26
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