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Melanoplinae
The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropic ecozones.
This is one of the two largest subfamilies in the Acrididae. As of 2001 the Melanoplinae contained over 800 species in over 100 genera, and more species are being described continually.
The genera of the Melanoplinae are classified in 7 tribes, including Conalcaeini, Dactylotini, Dichroplini, Jivarini, Melanoplini, Podismini, and Prumnini. Genera include:
- Aeoloplides
- Agnostokasia
- Agroecotettix
- Aidemona
- Akamasacris
- Apacris
- Aztecacris
- Barytettix
- Campylacantha
- Chloroplus
- Chortopodisma
- Conalpaea
- Cophopodisma
- Dactylotum
- Epipodisma
- Eurotettix
- Gymnoscirtetes
- Hesperotettix
- Hypochlora
- Italopodisma
- Karokia
- Melanoplus
- Micropodisma
- Miramella
- Neopedies
- Nisquallia
- Odontopodisma
- Oropodisma
- Parapodisma
- Parascopas
- Paroxya
- Pedies
- Peripodisma
- Podisma
- Propedies
- Prumnacris
- Pseudopodisma
- Pseudoprumna
- Pseudoscopas
- Psilotettix
- Radacris
- Rhabdotettix
- Sinaloa
- Tijucella
- Zubovskya