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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Braxton County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
114
257
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
114
257
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
235
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Braxton County
6 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts4SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Braxton County
11 Genera with 13 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1862Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1825Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1841Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Braxton County
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fasciatus De Geer, 1773Slender meadow grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Neoconocephalus ensiger Harris, 1841Sword-bearing conehead
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Braxton County
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Orthoptera (Latreille 1793)
Orthoptera (Latreille 1793)


Links, sources and further information
Orthoptera at orthoptera.speciesfile.org
Orthoptera at grasshoppersofeurope.com
Orthoptera at papua-insects.nl
Orthoptera at artfakta.se
Orthoptera at dyntaxa.se
Orthoptera at gbif.org
Orthoptera at itis.gov
Orthoptera at marinespecies.org