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Melanoplinae

Melanoplinae
Parapodisma tanzawaensis Male Adult 01.jpg
Adult male of Parapodisma tanzawaensis from the Podismini
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Infraorder: Acrididea
Informal group: Acridomorpha
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Scudder, 1897
Tribes

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The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical realms.[1] They are one of the two largest subfamilies in the Acrididae. As of 2001 the Melanoplinae contained over 800 species in over 100 genera, with more species being described continuously.[1] The genera of the Melanoplinae are classified in 7 tribes, including Conalcaeini, Dactylotini, Dichroplini, Jivarini, Melanoplini, Podismini, and Prumnini.[2]

Melanoplus yarrowii
Miramella alpina
Prumnacris rainierensis
Aeoloplides chenopodii
Prumnacris rainierensis

Genera

These genera belong to the subfamily Melanoplinae:

  • Aeoloplides Caudell, 1915 i c g b s
  • Agnostokasia Gurney & Rentz, 1964 i c g b s
  • Agroecotettix Bruner, 1908 i c g b s
  • Aidemona Brunner, 1893 i c g b s
  • Akamasacris Cigliano & Otte, 2003 s
  • Anepipodisma Huang, 1984 s
  • Apacris Hebard, 1931 s
  • Appalachia Rehn & Rehn, 1936 i c g b
  • Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877 i c g b s
  • Argemiacris Ronderos, 1978 s
  • Asemoplus Scudder, 1897 i c g b
  • Aztecacris Roberts, 1947 i c g b s
  • Baeacris Rowell & Carbonell, 1977 s
  • Barytettix Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Bogotacris Ronderos, 1979 s
  • Bohemanella Ramme, 1951 s
  • Boliviacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1990 s
  • Booneacris Rehn & Randell, 1962 i c g b
  • Bradynotes Scudder, 1870 i c g b
  • Buckellacris Rehn & Rehn, 1945 i c g b
  • Campylacantha Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Cephalotettix Scudder, 1897 s
  • Chibchacris Hebard, 1923 s
  • Chloroplus Hebard, 1918 i c g b s
  • Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951 c g
  • Ciglianacris Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2017 s
  • Comansacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1990 s
  • Conalcaea Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Cophopodisma Ramme, 1951 c g
  • Cophoprumna Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 s
  • Coyacris Ronderos, 1991 s
  • Dactylotum Charpentier, 1843 i c g b s
  • Dasyscirtus Bruner, 1908 s
  • Dendrotettix Packard, 1890 i c g b
  • Dichroplus Stål, 1873 c g b s
  • Dicranophyma Uvarov, 1921 s
  • Digamacris Carbonell, 1989 s
  • Duartettix Perez-Gelabert & Otte, 2000 s
  • Eokingdonella Yin, 1984 s
  • Eotettix Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Epipodisma Ramme, 1951 c g
  • Eurotettix Bruner, 1906 c g
  • Floridacris Otte, 2014 s
  • Floritettix Otte, 2014 s
  • Fruhstorferiola Willemse, 1921 s
  • Genimen Bolívar, 1917 s
  • Gibbitergum Zheng & Shi, 1998 s
  • Guizhouacris Yin & Li, 2006 s
  • Gymnoscirtetes Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Hazelacris Ronderos, 1981 s
  • Hebardacris Rehn, 1952 i c g b
  • Hesperotettix Scudder, 1875 i c g b s
  • Huastecacris Fontana & Buzzetti, 2007 s
  • Huaylasacris Cigliano, Pocco & Lange, 2011 s
  • Hydnosternacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978 s
  • Hypochlora Brunner, 1863 i c g b s
  • Hypsalonia Gurney & Eades, 1961 i c g b
  • Intiacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1990 s
  • Italopodisma Harz, 1973 s
  • Jivarus Giglio-Tos, 1898 s
  • Karokia Rehn, 1964 i c g b s
  • Keyopsis Ronderos & Cigliano, 1993 s
  • Liaopodisma Zheng, 1990 s
  • Liladownsia Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014 s
  • Maeacris Ronderos, 1983 s
  • Mariacris Ronderos & Turk, 1989 s
  • Maylasacris Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010 s
  • Melanoplus Stål, 1873 i c g b s
  • Meridacris Roberts, 1937 s
  • Mexacris Otte, 2007 s
  • Mexitettix Otte, 2007 s
  • Micropodisma Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 c g
  • Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 c g
  • Nahuelia Liebermann, 1942 s
  • Necaxacris Roberts, 1939 s
  • Neopedies Hebard, 1931 s
  • Netrosoma Scudder, 1897 c g b s
  • Nisquallia Rehn, 1952 i c g b s
  • Oaxaca Fontana, Buzzetti & Mariño-Pérez, 2011 s
  • Odontopodisma Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 c g
  • Oedaleonotus Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Oedomerus Bruner, 1907 s
  • Oreophilacris Roberts, 1937 s
  • Oropodisma Uvarov, 1942 c g
  • Orotettix Ronderos & Carbonell, 1994 s
  • Pachypodisma Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 s
  • Paraidemona Brunner, 1893 i c g b s
  • Parapodisma Mistshenko, 1947 c g
  • Parascopas Bruner, 1906 s
  • Paratonkinacris You & Li, 1983 s
  • Paratylotropidia Brunner, 1893 i c g b s
  • Paroxya Scudder, 1877 i c g b s
  • Pediella Roberts, 1937 s
  • Pedies Saussure, 1861 s
  • Peripodisma Willemse, 1972 s
  • Perixerus Gerstaecker, 1873 s
  • Phaedrotettix Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Phaulotettix Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Philocleon Scudder, 1897 c g b s
  • Phoetaliotes Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Podismodes Ramme, 1939 s
  • Poecilotettix Scudder, 1897 i c g b s
  • Ponderacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1991 s
  • Propedies Hebard, 1931 s
  • Prumna Motschulsky, 1859 s
  • Prumnacris Rehn & Rehn, 1944 i c g b s
  • Pseudopodisma Mistshenko, 1947 c g
  • Pseudoprumna Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 c g
  • Pseudoscopas Hebard, 1931 s
  • Pseudozubovskia Zheng, Lin, Zhang & Zeng, 2014 s
  • Psilotettix Bruner, 1908 i c g s
  • Qinlingacris Yin & Chou, 1979 s
  • Radacris Ronderos & Sánchez, 1983 s
  • Rectimargipodisma Zheng, Li & Wang, 2004 s
  • Rhabdotettix Scudder, 1897 i s
  • Rhinopodisma Mistshenko, 1954 s
  • Sinaloa Scudder, 1897 i c g s
  • Taipodisma Yin, Zheng & Yin, 2014 s
  • Tijucella Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979 s
  • Timotes Roberts, 1937 s
  • Tiyantiyana Cigliano, Pocco & Lange, 2011 s
  • Tonkinacris Carl, 1916 s
  • Urubamba Bruner, 1913 s
  • Xiangelilacris Zheng, Huang & Zhou, 2008 s
  • Yungasus Mayer, 2006 s
  • Zubovskya Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net.[6] s = Orthoptera Species File[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Chintauan-Marquier, Ioana C.; Jordan, Steve; Berthier, Pierre; Amédégnato, Christiane; Pompanon, François (2011). "Evolutionary history and taxonomy of a short-horned grasshopper subfamily: The Melanoplinae (Orthoptera: Acrididae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 58 (1): 22–32. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.003. PMID 20643218.
  2. ^ Woller, Derek A.; Fontana, Paolo; Mariño-Pérez, Ricardo; Song, Hojun (2014). "Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Liladownsia fraile, a new genus and species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of Melanoplinae". Zootaxa. 3793 (4): 475–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3793.4.6. hdl:10449/23550. PMID 24870186.
  3. ^ "Melanoplinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. ^ "Melanoplinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  7. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-25.

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