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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Fort Bend County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
774
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
774
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
745
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
29
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Bend County
8 Families width 28 Species
Tettigoniidae (Krauss, 1902)Bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts19SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Bend County
20 Genera with 28 Species
Amblycorypha Stål, 1862Round-headed katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1862
Camel Cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1862Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Cordillacris Rehn, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ellipes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1960Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatus Burmeister, 1838
Jerusalem crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Tachycines Adelung, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Bend County
28 Species
Amblycorypha rotundifolia Scudder, 1862Rattler round-winged katydid
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Cordillacris occipitalis Thomas, 1873Spotted-Winged Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Ellipes minuta Scudder, 1862Minute Pygmy Locust
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Oecanthus forbesi (Titus, 1903)⇒ Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Pardalophora saussurei Scudder, 1892Labile stilt crab
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca nitens Thunberg, 1815Gray bird grasshopper
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Tachycines asynamorus (Adelung, 1902)⇒ Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, 1902
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Fort Bend County
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
12
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
6
8
8
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