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Melanoplinae
Taxonomy
Melanoplinae was named by Scudder (1897). It is extant. Its type is Melanoplus.
It was assigned to Acrididae by Cadena-CastaƱeda and Cardona-Granda (2015).
It was assigned to Acrididae by Cadena-CastaƱeda and Cardona-Granda (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1897 | Melanoplinae Scudder |
2015 | Melanoplinae Cadena-CastaƱeda and Cardona-Granda |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. Melanoplinae Scudder 1897
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Tr. Melanoplini Scudder 1897
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G. Melanoplus Stal 1873
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Melanoplus differentialis Thomas 1865
Melanoplus frigidus Boheman 1846 [narrow-winged locust]
†Melanoplus spretus Walsh 1866 [Rocky Mountain locust]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Tillyard 1921 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ukraine | Melanoplus frigidus, Miramella alpina (113753) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Melanoplus differentialis (44954) | |
Holocene | USA (Wyoming) | Melanoplus spretus (185942) | |
Holocene | USA (Montana) | Melanoplus spretus (185941) |