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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Brussels Capital Region (Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1836
3197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1831
3189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1806
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
12
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brussels Capital Region
6 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts8SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
23 Genera with 27 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anacridium Uvarov, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Barbitistes Charpentier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1815Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Ephippiger Berthold, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Gryllomorpha Fieber, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpa Latreille, 1758Seven-spurred mole crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophyes Fieber, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Meconema Serville, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1877Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1763Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaneroptera Serville, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Pholidoptera Wesmael, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Roeseliana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1806Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758katydid1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Anacridium aegyptium Linnaeus, 1764Egyptian Grasshopper
Barbitistes serricauda Fabricius, 1798Common Saw Bush-cricket
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) biguttulus Linnaeus, 1758Bow-winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) dorsalis (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Conocephalus burri Ebner, 1910
Conocephalus (Xiphidion) fuscus Thunberg, 1815Long-winged Cone-head
Ephippiger diurnus Dufour, 1841Saddle-backed bush cricket
Gryllomorpha (Gryllomorpha) dalmatina (Ocskay, 1832)⇒ Hymenoptila rotundipennis Chopard, 1939
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758European mole cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) campestris (Geer, 1773)⇒ Brachytrupes membranaceus membranaceus Drury, 1773
Leptophyes punctatissima Bosc, 1792Climbing locust
Meconema meridionale Costa, 1860Southern oak bush cricket
Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773Drumming katydid
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli, 1763European tree cricket
Oedipoda caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758Blue Band-winged Grasshopper
Phaneroptera (Phaneroptera) falcata Poda, 1761Common Sickle Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera De Geer, 1773Common Dark Bush-cricket
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Roeseliana roeselii Hagenbach, 1822Roesel'S Bush Cricket
Stethophyma grossum Linnaeus, 1758Large marsh grasshopper
Tetrix ceperoi Bolivar, 1887Cepero's Ground-Hopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tetrix tenuicornis Sahlberg, 1893Long-horned ground-hopper
Tetrix undulata Sowerby, 1806Common Ground Hopper
Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus, 1758Great Green Bush Cricket

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
4
13
15
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