Melanoplinae

The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical realms. 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.

Tribes and genera

The genera of the Melanoplinae are classified in 6 tribes, that include: Conalcaeini, Dactylotini, Dichroplini, Jivarini, Melanoplini and Podismini.
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^sAnepipodisma Huang, 1984^sApacris Hebard, 1931^sAppalachia Rehn & Rehn, 1936^{i c g b}Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877^{i c g b s}Argemiacris Ronderos, 1978^sAsemoplus Scudder, 1897^{i c g b}Aztecacris Roberts, 1947^{i c g b s}Baeacris Rowell & Carbonell, 1977^sBarytettix Scudder, 1897^{i c g b s}Bogotacris Ronderos, 1979^sBohemanella Ramme, 1951^sBoliviacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1990^sBooneacris 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^sChibchacris Hebard, 1923^sChloroplus Hebard, 1918^{i c g b s}Chortopodisma Ramme, 1951^{c g}Ciglianacris Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2017^sComansacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1990^sConalcaea Scudder, 1897^{i c g b s}Cophopodisma Ramme, 1951^{c g}Cophoprumna Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^sCoyacris Ronderos, 1991^sDactylotum Charpentier, 1843^{i c g b s}Dasyscirtus Bruner, 1908^sDendrotettix Packard, 1890^{i c g b}Dichroplus Stål, 1873^{c g b s}Dicranophyma Uvarov, 1921^sDigamacris Carbonell, 1989^sDuartettix Perez-Gelabert & Otte, 2000^sEokingdonella Yin, 1984^sEotettix Scudder, 1897^{i c g b s}Epipodisma Ramme, 1951^{c g}Eurotettix Bruner, 1906^{c g}Floridacris Otte, 2014^sFloritettix Otte, 2014^sFruhstorferiola Willemse, 1921^sGenimen Bolívar, 1917^sGibbitergum Zheng & Shi, 1998^sGuizhouacris Yin & Li, 2006^sGymnoscirtetes Scudder, 1897^{i c g b s}Hazelacris Ronderos, 1981^sHebardacris Rehn, 1952^{i c g b}Hesperotettix Scudder, 1875^{i c g b s}Huastecacris Fontana & Buzzetti, 2007^sHuaylasacris Cigliano, Pocco & Lange, 2011^sHydnosternacris Amédégnato & Descamps, 1978^sHypochlora Brunner, 1863^{i c g b s}Hypsalonia Gurney & Eades, 1961^{i c g b}Intiacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1990^sItalopodisma Harz, 1973^sJivarus Giglio-Tos, 1898^sKarokia Rehn, 1964^{i c g b s}Keyopsis Ronderos & Cigliano, 1993^sLiaopodisma Zheng, 1990^sLiladownsia Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014^sMaeacris Ronderos, 1983^sMariacris Ronderos & Turk, 1989^sMaylasacris Cigliano & Amédégnato, 2010^sMelanoplus Stål, 1873^{i c g b s}Meridacris Roberts, 1937^sMexacris Otte, 2007^sMexitettix Otte, 2007^sMicropodisma Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^{c g}Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^{c g}Nahuelia Liebermann, 1942^sNecaxacris Roberts, 1939^sNeopedies Hebard, 1931^sNetrosoma Scudder, 1897^{c g b s}Nisquallia Rehn, 1952^{i c g b s}Oaxaca Fontana, Buzzetti & Mariño-Pérez, 2011^sOdontopodisma Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^{c g}Oedaleonotus Scudder, 1897^{i c g b s}Oedomerus Bruner, 1907^sOreophilacris Roberts, 1937^sOropodisma Uvarov, 1942^{c g}Orotettix Ronderos & Carbonell, 1994^sPachypodisma Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^sParaidemona Brunner, 1893^{i c g b s}Parapodisma Mistshenko, 1947^{c g}Parascopas Bruner, 1906^sParatonkinacris You & Li, 1983^sParatylotropidia Brunner, 1893^{i c g b s}Paroxya Scudder, 1877^{i c g b s}Pediella Roberts, 1937^sPedies Saussure, 1861^sPeripodisma Willemse, 1972^sPerixerus Gerstaecker, 1873^sPhaedrotettix 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^sPoecilotettix Scudder, 1897^{i c g b s}Ponderacris Ronderos & Cigliano, 1991^sPropedies Hebard, 1931^sPrumna Motschulsky, 1859^sPrumnacris Rehn & Rehn, 1944^{i c g b s}Pseudopodisma Mistshenko, 1947^{c g}Pseudoprumna Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^{c g}Pseudoscopas Hebard, 1931^sPseudozubovskia Zheng, Lin, Zhang & Zeng, 2014^sPsilotettix Bruner, 1908^{i c g s}Qinlingacris Yin & Chou, 1979^sRadacris Ronderos & Sánchez, 1983^sRectimargipodisma Zheng, Li & Wang, 2004^sRhabdotettix Scudder, 1897^{i s}Rhinopodisma Mistshenko, 1954^sSinaloa Scudder, 1897^{i c g s}Taipodisma Yin, Zheng & Yin, 2014^sTijucella Amédégnato & Descamps, 1979^sTimotes Roberts, 1937^sTiyantiyana Cigliano, Pocco & Lange, 2011^sTonkinacris Carl, 1916^sUrubamba Bruner, 1913^sXiangelilacris Zheng, Huang & Zhou, 2008^sYungasus Mayer, 2006^sZubovskya Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932^{c g}
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net. s = Orthoptera Species File