MelanoplinaeW
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. The genera of the Melanoplinae are classified in 7 tribes, including Conalcaeini, Dactylotini, Dichroplini, Jivarini, Melanoplini, Podismini, and Prumnini.

AeoloplidesW
Aeoloplides

Aeoloplides is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about nine described species in Aeoloplides.

Aeoloplides californicusW
Aeoloplides californicus

Aeoloplides californicus, the California saltbush grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Aeoloplides chenopodiiW
Aeoloplides chenopodii

Aeoloplides chenopodii, the Colorado plateaus saltbush grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Aeoloplides turnbulliW
Aeoloplides turnbulli

Aeoloplides turnbulli, known generally as thistle grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the Russian thistle grasshopper and saltbush grasshopper. It is found in North America.

AidemonaW
Aidemona

Aidemona is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about five described species in Aidemona.

Aidemona aztecaW
Aidemona azteca

Aidemona azteca, the Aztec spur-throat, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America.

AptenopedesW
Aptenopedes

Aptenopedes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 13 described species in Aptenopedes.

Aptenopedes sphenarioidesW
Aptenopedes sphenarioides

Aptenopedes sphenarioides, the linear-winged grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

BradynotesW
Bradynotes

Bradynotes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is at least one described species in Bradynotes, B. obesa, also known as the "slow mountain grasshopper" and "mountain lubber grasshopper". It is found in North America, in the western United States and northwestern Mexico.

CampylacanthaW
Campylacantha

Campylacantha is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about five described species in Campylacantha.

Campylacantha olivaceaW
Campylacantha olivacea

Campylacantha olivacea, known generally as the fuzzy olive-green grasshopper or olive grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Dactylotum bicolorW
Dactylotum bicolor

Dactylotum bicolor, also known as the rainbow grasshopper, painted grasshopper, or the barber pole grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is native to the United States, Canada and northern Mexico and exhibits aposematism. It was first described by the German entomologist Toussaint de Charpentier in 1843.

HesperotettixW
Hesperotettix

Hesperotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Hesperotettix.

Hesperotettix speciosusW
Hesperotettix speciosus

Hesperotettix speciosus, known generally as the showy grasshopper or handsome purple-striped grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Hesperotettix viridisW
Hesperotettix viridis

Hesperotettix viridis, known generally as the snakeweed grasshopper or meadow purple-striped grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

MelanopliniW
Melanoplini

Melanoplini is a tribe of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 19 genera and more than 200 described species in Melanoplini, all in North America. Their biogeography shows that many species in the tribe have descendants from the Eocene epoch and Miocene epoch.

MelanoplusW
Melanoplus

Melanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers in North America. A common name is spur-throat grasshoppers, but this more typically refers to members of the related subfamily Catantopinae.

Melanoplus angustipennisW
Melanoplus angustipennis

Melanoplus angustipennis, known generally as narrow-winged spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the narrow-winged sand grasshopper and narrow-winged locust. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus aridusW
Melanoplus aridus

Melanoplus aridus, the arid lands spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus bispinosusW
Melanoplus bispinosus

Melanoplus bispinosus, the two-spined spurthroated grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. This grasshopper is native to the United States.

Melanoplus bivittatusW
Melanoplus bivittatus

Melanoplus bivittatus, the two-striped grasshopper, is a poikilothermic species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is commonly found in North America, with high quantities inhabiting Canadian prairies and farmland.

Melanoplus complanatipesW
Melanoplus complanatipes

Melanoplus complanatipes, the western sagebrush grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Melanoplus devastatorW
Melanoplus devastator

Melanoplus devastator, the devastating grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus fasciatusW
Melanoplus fasciatus

Melanoplus fasciatus, known generally as huckleberry grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the huckleberry spur-throat grasshopper and huckleberry locust. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus femurrubrumW
Melanoplus femurrubrum

The red-legged grasshopper is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is one of the most common grasshoppers found in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This grasshopper is frequently used as a model organism in scientific studies, due to their abundance throughout North America and behavioral response to changes in climate.

Melanoplus flavidusW
Melanoplus flavidus

Melanoplus flavidus, known generally as yellowish spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the blue-legged locust and blue-legged grasshopper. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus foedusW
Melanoplus foedus

Melanoplus foedus, the striped sand grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus frigidusW
Melanoplus frigidus

Melanoplus frigidus, known generally as the Nordic mountain grasshopper or narrow-winged locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia.

Melanoplus infantilisW
Melanoplus infantilis

Melanoplus infantilis, known generally as the little spur-throat grasshopper or tiny spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus lakinusW
Melanoplus lakinus

Melanoplus lakinus, the lakin grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus packardiiW
Melanoplus packardii

Melanoplus packardii, known generally as the "Packard's grasshopper", is a species of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus ponderosusW
Melanoplus ponderosus

Melanoplus ponderosus, the ponderous spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus punctulatusW
Melanoplus punctulatus

Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus sanguinipesW
Melanoplus sanguinipes

Melanoplus sanguinipes, known generally as migratory grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the lesser migratory grasshopper and red-legged grasshopper. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.

Melanoplus scudderiW
Melanoplus scudderi

Melanoplus scudderi, or Scudder's short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Melanoplus yarrowiiW
Melanoplus yarrowii

Melanoplus yarrowii, known generally as the Yarrow's grasshopper or Yarrow's spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

MiramellaW
Miramella

Miramella is a small genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae. They are found in Europe and eastern Asia. As of January 2019, Orthoptera Species File lists seven species in three subgenera. The genus was first named in 1932. Miramella is the type genus of the subtribe Miramellina.

ParoxyaW
Paroxya

Paroxya is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about eight described species in Paroxya.

Paroxya clavuligerW
Paroxya clavuliger

Paroxya clavuliger, known generally as the olive-green swamp grasshopper or olive-green swamp locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

PhoetaliotesW
Phoetaliotes

Phoetaliotes is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is at least one described species in Phoetaliotes, P. nebrascensis.

PodismaW
Podisma

Podisma is a genus of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae and the subfamily Melanoplinae.

PodisminiW
Podismini

Podismini is a tribe of "spur-throated grasshoppers" in the family Acrididae. This tribe is unlike others in the subfamily Melanoplinae in that a substantial number of genera occur outside the Americas.

PoecilotettixW
Poecilotettix

Poecilotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Poecilotettix.

PrumnacrisW
Prumnacris

Prumnacris is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is at least one described species in Prumnacris, P. rainierensis.