Melanoplinae
| Subfamily Melanoplinae | |
|---|---|
| Taxonomy | |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Acrididea |
| Nanorder: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
The Melanoplinae, known by the common name the Spur-throated grasshoppers, is the second largest subfamily of the family Acrididae (after Gomphocerinae). They are widely distributed throughout the Nearctic, Neotropical, and Palearctic realms. The common name is derived from a tubercle or spiny bump on their prosternum (or "throat") between their front pair of legs.
Inside subfamily Melanoplinae
The following taxa are available for this subfamily:
- Tribe: Conalcaeini Cohn & Cantrall, 1974
- Tribe: Dactylotini Scudder, 1897
- Tribe: Dichroplini Rehn & Randell, 1963
- Tribe: Jivarini Hebard, 1924
- Tribe: Melanoplini Scudder, 1897
- Tribe: Podismini Jacobson, 1905
- Subtribe: Miramellina
- Subtribe: Podismina
- Subtribe: Tonkinacridina
- No Subtribe assigned
- Anepipodisma
- Argiacris
- Asemoplus
- Bradynotes
- Buckellacris
- Cophoprumna
- Dicranophyma
- Eokingdonella
- Genimen
- Gibbitergum
- Guizhouacris
- Hebardacris
- Hypsalonia
- Kingdonella
- Liaopodisma
- Pachypodisma
- Paratonkinacris
- Peripodisma
- Phaulotettix
- Podismodes
- Prumna
- Prumnacris
- Pseudozubovskia
- Qinlingacris
- Rectimargipodisma
- Rhinopodisma
- Taipodisma
- No Tribe assigned