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Taxonomy of Subfamily Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
652
12648
108742
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
198
7490
64527
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
41
3563
30112
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
36
3513
29578
Families
Genera
Species
GroupAcridomorpha
Song & al., 2015
34
3098
25448
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
15
2456
21622
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
2034
17881
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
147
2166
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897
TribeConalcaeini
Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
4
50
Genera
Species
TribeDactylotini
Scudder, S.H., 1897
12
123
Genera
Species
TribeDichroplini
Rehn, & Randell, 1963
27
239
Genera
Species
TribeJivarini
Ronderos, 1983
10
57
Genera
Species
TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
20
906
Genera
Species
TribePodismini
Mishchenko, 1945
54
635
Genera
Species
TribePrumnini
Mayer, 2004
  ⇒ Podismini
4
76
Genera
Species
GenusAgnostokasia
Gurney and Rentz, 1964
1Species
GenusAidemona
Brunner, 1893
7Species
GenusAkamasacris
Cigliano & Otte, 2003
5Species
GenusConalpaea
0Species
GenusKarokia
Rehn, 1964
2Species
GenusMexacris
Otte, 2007
2Species
GenusMexitettix
Otte, 2007
21Species
GenusNisquallia
Rehn, 1952
1Species
GenusOaxaca
Fontana, Buzzetti & Marino-Perez, 2011
2Species
GenusParascopas
Bruner, 1906
16Species
GenusPedies
Saussure, 1861
16Species
GenusPsilotettix
Bruner, 1908
1Species
GenusRadacris
Ronderos & Sanchez, 1983
1Species
GenusRhabdotettix
Scudder, 1897
  ⇒ Phaedrotettix
3Species
GenusTijucella
Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979
1Species
GenusTiyantiyana
Cigliano, Pocco & Lange, 2011
1Species

Synonyms
Melanopli (Scudder, 1897)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Melanoplinae
GermanGebirgsschrecken
EnglishSpur-throated grasshoppers


Distribution and Species lists of Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897
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Albania
6 Genera  9 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Andorra
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
24 Genera  69 Species
Australia
14 Genera  20 Species
Austria
6 Genera  15 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
3 Genera  3 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
3 Genera  5 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
18 Genera  44 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
18 Genera  107 Species
Bulgaria
4 Genera  6 Species
Canada
16 Genera  72 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  2 Species
Chile
3 Genera  15 Species
China
28 Genera  139 Species
Colombia
14 Genera  82 Species
Costa Rica
7 Genera  14 Species
Croatia
3 Genera  7 Species
Cuba
7 Genera  10 Species
Czech Republic
5 Genera  9 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  3 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
Ecuador
7 Genera  38 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
3 Genera  12 Species
France
14 Genera  39 Species
Georgia
11 Genera  28 Species
Germany
6 Genera  10 Species
Greece
9 Genera  34 Species
Guatemala
3 Genera  4 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
3 Genera  2 Species
Hungary
4 Genera  12 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
6 Genera  7 Species
Indonesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Iran
2 Genera  4 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
14 Genera  41 Species
Japan
11 Genera  33 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  2 Species
Kazakhstan
4 Genera  4 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  2 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  1 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
2 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
34 Genera  193 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Monaco
2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
4 Genera  5 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  0 Species
Netherlands
5 Genera  20 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  2 Species
Nicaragua
4 Genera  17 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
7 Genera  20 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  3 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
7 Genera  8 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Paraguay
15 Genera  57 Species
Peru
19 Genera  46 Species
Poland
6 Genera  8 Species
Portugal
8 Genera  8 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  10 Species
Romania
6 Genera  15 Species
Russia
10 Genera  35 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
4 Genera  5 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
5 Genera  10 Species
Slovenia
5 Genera  6 Species
Solomon Islands
10 Genera  20 Species
South Korea
8 Genera  18 Species
Spain
7 Genera  13 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  0 Species
Sweden
13 Genera  30 Species
Switzerland
6 Genera  11 Species
Taiwan
7 Genera  26 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  6 Species
Turkey
7 Genera  5 Species
Ukraine
4 Genera  6 Species
United Kingdom
19 Genera  49 Species
Uruguay
9 Genera  30 Species
USA
62 Genera  554 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  0 Species
Venezuela
6 Genera  13 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  3 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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