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.
Trimerotropis is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least 50 described species in Trimerotropis.
Mermis nigrescens is a species of nematode known commonly as the grasshopper nematode. It is distributed in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It occurs in Tasmania, but it has not been observed on mainland Australia. It has been rarely observed in Africa. It is a parasite of insects, especially grasshoppers.
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.
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.
Hesperotettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 9 described species in Hesperotettix.
Tettigidea acuta, the acute pygmy grasshopper, is a species of pygmy grasshopper in the family Tetrigidae. It is found in North America.
Melanoplus montanus, known generally as the Montana short-wing grasshopper or Montana spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Trimerotropis santabarbara is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Spharagemon crepitans, the crepitating grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Spharagemon is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in Spharagemon.
Pardalophora is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Pardalophora.
Paropomala is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Paropomala.
Circotettix is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in Circotettix.
Chortophaga viridifasciata, the green-striped grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America, ranging from British Columbia to the Gulf of Mexico, south to Costa Rica.
Hesperotettix pacificus is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Hesperotettix curtipennis is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Hesperotettix floridensis, known generally as the Florida purple-striped grasshopper or Florida purple-striped locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
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 osceola, the osceola’ grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
