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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1909
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
1908
2332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
1867
2266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
28
85
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
66
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
5
51
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
4
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
2
45
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
44
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Starr County
8 Genera with 16 Species
Agroecotettix Bruner, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Aidemona Brunner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers10SpeciesTaxom
Paraidemona Brunner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Phaulotettix Scudder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starr County
16 Species
Aidemona azteca Saussure, 1861
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus aridus Scudder, 1878
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus herbaceus Bruner, 1893
Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, 1878Lakin grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Paraidemona mimica Scudder, 1897Mimic grasshopper
Phaulotettix eurycercus Hebard, 1918
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

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

Taxom

TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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