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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1404
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Victoria
8 Families width 27 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts17SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Victoria
19 Genera with 27 Species
Arphia Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1804Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Meconema Serville, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilus Berthold, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1758Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Pristoceuthophilus Rehn, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Steiroxys Herman, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatus Burmeister, 1838
Jerusalem crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
27 Species
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) dorsalis (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Conocephalus burri Ebner, 1910
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773Drumming katydid
Melanoplus alpinus (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Miramella alpina alpina Kollar, 1833
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bruneri (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Aeoloplides turnbulli bruneri Caudell, 1907
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) oregonensis Bruner, 1884Oregon ant cricket
Neoconocephalus triops Linnaeus, 1758Broad-tipped conehead
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Pristoceuthophilus celatus Scudder, 1894
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Steiroxys strepens Fulton, 1930Noisy shieldback
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trimerotropis gracilis (Thomas, 1872)⇒ Diraneura bivenosa Scudder, 1869
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Greater Victoria
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
6
10
9
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