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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Floyd County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
154
521
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
521
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
489
547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
30
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Floyd County (Kentucky)
4 Families width 13 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts10SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Floyd County (Kentucky)
9 Genera with 13 Species
Amblycorypha Stål, 1773Round-headed katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1960Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Floyd County (Kentucky)
13 Species
Amblycorypha oblongifolia De Geer, 1773Oblong-winged katydid
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Floyd County (Kentucky)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
2
2
2
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