Melanoplinae
| Melanoplinae | |
|---|---|
| Adult male of Parapodisma tanzawaensis from the Podismini | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Infraorder: | Acrididea |
| Nanorder: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae Scudder, 1897 |
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The Melanoplinae are a subfamily of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. They are distributed across the Holarctic and Neotropical realms. They are one of the two largest subfamilies in the Acrididae. As of 2001 the Melanoplinae contained over 800 species in over 100 genera, with more species being described continuously.