Orthoptera of B.C.


Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Subfamily: Melanoplinae)


Melanoplus bivittatusMelanoplus femurrubrum

Common Names

  • Spur-throated Grasshoppers
  • Spurthroat Grasshoppers
  • Spurthroats

Diversity in B.C.

  • 7 Genera
  • 29 Species


Genera in Melanoplinae

Move up a level to Acrididae