Melanoplus chiricahuae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
Genus: | Melanoplus |
Species: | M. chiricahuae |
Binomial name | |
Melanoplus chiricahuae Hebard, 1922 | |
Melanoplus chiricahuae, the Chiricahua short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5]
The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropic ecozones.
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 superfamily Acridoidea. Acrididae grasshoppers are characterized by relatively short and stout antennae, and tympana on the side of the first abdominal segment.
Crinita is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Crinita.
Syrbula montezuma, known generally as the Montezuma's grasshopper or slant-faced grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Melanoplus forcipatus is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Melanoplinae, in the family Acrididae. The species is known generally as the "toothcercus shortwing grasshopper" or "broad cercus scrub grasshopper". It is found in North America.
Schistocerca albolineata, the white-lined bird grasshopper, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America, often near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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 walshii, known generally as the Walsh's short-wing grasshopper or Walsh's locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Circotettix is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about 10 described species in Circotettix.
Asemoplus is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Asemoplus.
Abila is a genus of lubber grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four described species in Abila.
Syrbula is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Syrbula.
Psinidia fenestralis, known generally as longhorn band-wing grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the long-horned grasshopper, long-horned locust, and sand locust. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Psinidia is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Psinidia.
Conozoa carinata, the ridged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Melanoplus stonei, known generally as the Stone's grasshopper or Stone's locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Melanoplus militaris, the military spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Aztecacris gloriosus, the atascosa gem grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
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.
Aptenopedes aptera, the wingless Florida grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
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 & Northern Asia.
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.
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