Subfamily Melanoplinae Scudder 1897 (short-horned grasshopper)
Insecta - Orthoptera - Acrididae
Parent taxon: Acrididae according to O. J. Cadena-CastaƱeda and J. M. Cardona-Granda 2015
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Melanoplini Podismini
Type: Melanoplus
Ecology: fast-moving ground dwelling grazer-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ukraine (1 collection), United States (3: California, Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences