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Checklist for Tribe Melanoplini Scudder, 1897
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
44
172
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
16
84
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
42
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
3
42
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acridoidea
MacLeay, 1819
1
34
70
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcrididae
MacLeay, 1819
Grasshoppers and locusts, Short-horned grasshoppers
34
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Spur-throated grasshoppers
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanoplini
Scudder, 1897
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
4 Genera with 23 Species
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Eotettix Scudder, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers22SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
23 Species
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus celatus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus decoratus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus devius Morse, 1904
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus mancus Smith, 1868Smith'S Spur-Throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus pachycercus Hebard, 1935
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 similis (Morse, 1904)⇒ Melanoplus longicornis Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus tribulus Morse, 1904
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper