Melanoplinae
Encyclopedia
The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshopper
s, from the family
Acrididae
.
The type genus
Melanoplus
from the tribe
Melanoplini contains many species
common in North America
. Though other genera are usually less well-known, the subfamily is widespread, occurring for example almost anywhere in the Holarctic
.
Grasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...
s, from the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Acrididae
Acrididae
The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedipodinae is sometimes classified as a distinct family Oedipodidae in the...
.
The type genus
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
Melanoplus
Melanoplus
Melanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers in North America...
from the tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Melanoplini contains many species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
common in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. Though other genera are usually less well-known, the subfamily is widespread, occurring for example almost anywhere in the Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
.
Tribes and selected genera
- Conalcaeini
- Dactylotini
- Dichroplini
- Jivarini
- Melanoplini
- MelanoplusMelanoplusMelanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers in North America...
- Melanoplus
- Podismini (sometimes in Catantopinae)
- Chortopodisma
- Cophopodisma
- Epipodisma
- Italopodisma
- Micropodisma
- MiramellaMiramellaMiramella is a genus of insect in family Acrididae. It contains the following species:* Miramella irena* Miramella alpina...
- OdontopodismaOdontopodismaOdontopodisma is a genus of insect in family Acrididae. It contains the following species:* Odontopodisma montana* Odontopodisma rubripes...
- Oropodisma
- Parapodisma
- Peripodisma
- Podisma
- Pseudopodisma
- Pseudoprumna
- Zubovskya
- Prumnini
- incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- Agnostokasia
- Aidemona
- Akamasacris
- Apacris
- Karokia
- Neopedies
- Nisquallia
- Parascopas
- Pedies
- Propedies
- Pseudoscopas
- Psilotettix
- Radacris
- Rhabdotettix
- Tijucella