Melanoplinae Explained

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]

Tribes and genera

The genera of the Melanoplinae are classified in 6 tribes, that include: Conalcaeini (Nearctic), Dactylotini (Nearctic), Dichroplini (mostly Neotropical), Jivarini (Neotropical), Melanoplini (Nearctic) and Podismini (synonym Prumnini: widespread in northern hemisphere).^[2]

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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net. s = Orthoptera Species File

External links

• • • Orthoptera Species File: Melanoplinae

Notes and References

1. 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 . 20643218 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.003.
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 . 24870186 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.4.6. 10449/23550 . free .