| Melanoplinae | |
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| Adult male of Parapodisma tanzawaensis from the Podismini | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| 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]


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,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net.[6] s = Orthoptera Species File[7]
References
- 1 2 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.
 - ↑ 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.
 - ↑ "Melanoplinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
 - ↑ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
 - ↑ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
 - ↑ "Melanoplinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
 - ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
 
External links
 Media related to Melanoplinae at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Melanoplinae at Wikispecies- Orthoptera Species File: Melanoplinae
 


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