﻿AbstractMelanoplusdiscolorandMelanopluskendalliwere previously placed in thetexanusspecies group. Here seven new species are described from central Texas and the combined nine species placed into thediscolorgroup based on emergence time and shape of the male terminalia and genital structures. Six of these new species are from the Edwards Plateau, a known area of high endemism. Species of thediscolorgroup are inhabitants of shortgrass or mixed-grass prairies, Ashe juniper or oak savannas.