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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
85
198
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
197
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
174
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
8
20
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clifton (Fairfax County)
3 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts10SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clifton (Fairfax County)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1920Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1962Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clifton (Fairfax County)
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus eurycercus Hebard, 1920
Oecanthus fultoni Walker, T.J., 1962Snowy tree cricket
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Clifton (Fairfax County)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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