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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
437
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
437
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
138
416
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
18
33
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston County (Alabama)
9 Families width 24 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts14SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta0SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston County (Alabama)
22 Genera with 24 Species
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Arphia Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1862
Camel Cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1872Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eotettix Scudder, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1902Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1758Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscapteriscus Cadena-Casta..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Odontoxiphidium Morse, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1773Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1861Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1861Bird grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston County (Alabama)
24 Species
Arphia conspersa Scudder, 1875Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) saltans Scudder, 1872Prairie meadow katydid
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eotettix pusillus Morse, 1904
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) rubens Scudder, 1902Eastern Trilling Cricket
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Hesperotettix viridis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Neoconocephalus triops Linnaeus, 1758Broad-tipped conehead
Neoscapteriscus vicinus Scudder, 1869Mole cricket
Odontoxiphidium apterum Morse, 1901Wingless meadow katydid
Oecanthus niveus De Geer, 1773Narrow-winged tree cricket
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Paratettix mexicanus Saussure, 1861Mexican pygmy grasshopper
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca damnifica Saussure, 1861Mischievous bird grasshopper
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Houston County (Alabama)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
13
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
9
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