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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
31
116
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
77
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa
12 Families width 152 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts70SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets9SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets38SpeciesTaxom
Romaleidae Brunner von ..., 1893Lubber grasshopper2SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta5SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket11SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iowa
77 Genera with 152 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Aiolopus Fieber, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Allonemobius Hebard, 1900Robust ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Amblycorypha Stål, 1876Round-headed katydids2SpeciesTaxom
Amblytropidia Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1825Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Atlanticus Scudder, 1901Eastern Shieldback Katydid1SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Brachystola Scudder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1934Camel Cricket4SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1872Coneheads7SpeciesTaxom
Dactylotum Charpentier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ellipes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1903Even-spurred ground crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1877Common crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperotettix Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Leptophyes Fieber, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers24SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Microcentrum Scudder, 1859Angle-wing katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Microcentrus Stål, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Miogryllus Saussure, 1838Lesser field crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Nemobius Serville, 1839
ground cricket0SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1862Common coneheads5SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtilla Kirby, 1832Northern Mole Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neonemobius Hebard, 1893Small ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neotridactylus Günther, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Neoxabea Kirby, 1773Smooth-legged tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets10SpeciesTaxom
Oedipoda Latreille, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1891Greater Meadow Katydids7SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pholidoptera Wesmael, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Platycleis Fieber, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psoloessa Scudder, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Roeseliana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Romalea Serville, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1873Bird grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1897Bush Katydids5SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatus Burmeister, 1838
Jerusalem crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758katydid1SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Udeopsylla Scudder, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Xiphidium Burmeister, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
152 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acheta domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Allonemobius maculatus Blatchley, 1900Larger Spotted Ground Cricket
Amblycorypha oblongifolia De Geer, 1773Oblong-winged katydid
Amblycorypha parvipennis Stål, 1876Western round-winged katydid
Anaxipha exigua Say, 1825Say'S Bush Cricket
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Atlanticus (Atlanticus) testaceus Scudder, 1901Protean shieldback
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Boopedon auriventris McNeill, 1899
Brachystola magna Girard, 1854Lubber grasshopper
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) maculatus Harris, 1835Spotted Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) seclusus Scudder, 1894Antillean stilt crab
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) williamsoni Hubbell, 1934Ozark Cave Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Geotettix) elegans Hubbell, 1934
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fasciatus De Geer, 1773Slender meadow grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) strictus Scudder, 1875Straight-Laced Meadow Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) attenuatus (Scudder, 1869)⇒ Neoconocephalus ensiger Harris, 1841
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) nemoralis Scudder, 1875Woodland grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) nigropleurum Bruner, 1891Black-Sided Meadow Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) saltans Scudder, 1872Prairie meadow katydid
Dactylotum bicolor Charpentier, 1843Barber Pole Grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Ellipes minuta Scudder, 1862Minute Pygmy Locust
Encoptolophus costalis Scudder, 1862Dusky Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Eunemobius carolinus carolinus Scudder, S.H., 1877Carolina Ground Cricket
Eunemobius confusus Blatchley, 1903Confused ground cricket
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Gryllus (Gryllus) assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) integer Scudder, 1901Mud crack field cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) vernalis Blatchley, 1920Northern wood cricket
Gryllus saussurei (Scudder, S.H., 1877)⇒ Miogryllus verticalis Serville, 1838
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Hapithus saltator Uhler, 1864Jumping Bush Cricket
Hesperotettix speciosus Scudder, 1872
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Leptophyes punctatissima Bosc, 1792Climbing locust
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bispinosus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus gladstoni Scudder, 1897Gladston Grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus keeleri Thomas, 1874Keeler Grasshopper
Melanoplus lilianae Otte, 2002
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus propinquus Scudder, 1897
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Mermiria picta Walker, 1870Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Microcentrum rhombifolium Saussure, 1859Angular-winged katydid
Microcentrus caryae Fitch, 1851
Miogryllus verticalis Serville, 1838
Neoconocephalus bivocatus Walker, Whit..., 1973False robust conehead
Neoconocephalus ensiger Harris, 1841Sword-bearing conehead
Neoconocephalus nebrascensis Bruner, 1891Nebraska conehead
Neoconocephalus retusus Scudder, 1878Round-tipped conehead
Neoconocephalus robustus Scudder, 1862Robust conehead
Neocurtilla hexadactyla Perty, 1832Northern mole cricket
Neonemobius variegatus Bruner, 1893Smaller Spotted Ground Cricket
Neotridactylus apicialis Say, 1825Larger Pygmy Locust
Neoxabea bipunctata De Geer, 1773Two-spotted tree cricket
Oecanthus argentinus Saussure, 1874Prairie tree cricket
Oecanthus exclamationis Davis, W.T., 1907Davis' Tree Cricket
Oecanthus forbesi (Titus, 1903)⇒ Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869
Oecanthus fultoni Walker, T.J., 1962Snowy tree cricket
Oecanthus latipennis Riley, C.V., 1881Broad-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus niveus De Geer, 1773Narrow-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus pellucens Scopoli, 1763European tree cricket
Oecanthus pini Beutenmüller, 1894Land crabs
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Oedipoda homoptera (Eversmann, 1848)⇒ Euthystira brachyptera brachyptera Ocskay, 1826
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) campestre Blatchley, 1893Dusky-faced meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) delicatum Bruner, 1892Delicate meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) gladiator Bruner, 1891Gladiator meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) nigripes Scudder, 1875Black-legged meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) silvaticum McNeill, 1891Finned stilt crab
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) vulgare Harris, 1841Common Meadow Grasshopper
Orchelimum (Stenorhoptrum) volantum McNeill, 1891Nimble meadow grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora haldemanii Scudder, 1872Haldeman's Locust
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Pediodectes nigromarginatus Caudell, 1902Black-margined shieldback
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pholidoptera griseoaptera De Geer, 1773Common Dark Bush-cricket
Platycleis (Platycleis) albopunctata Goeze, 1778Common Grey Bush-cricket
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt, 1821Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Psoloessa delicatula Scudder, 1876Brown-Spotted Range Grasshopper
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Roeseliana roeselii Hagenbach, 1822Roesel'S Bush Cricket
Romalea microptera Stoll, 1813Eastern lubber grasshopper
Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841Green bird grasshopper
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Schistocerca lineata (Scudder, 1899)⇒ Schistocerca alutacea Harris, 1841
Schistocerca melanocera Stål, 1861Large painted locust
Schistocerca shoshone Thomas, 1873Green bird grasshopper
Scudderia curvicauda De Geer, 1773Curve-tailed bush katydid
Scudderia furcata Brunner von ..., 1878Fork-tailed bush katydid
Scudderia pistillata Brunner von ..., 1878Broad-winged bush katydid
Scudderia septentrionalis Serville, 1838Northern bush katydid
Scudderia texensis Saussure & P..., 1897Cranberry katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa angusta Hancock, J.L., 1896Obscure Grouse Locust
Tetrix nanpanjiangensis Deng, Zheng ..., 2008
Tetrix ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tetrix ornata hancocki Morse, 1899
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Tettigidea lateralis lateralis Say, 1824Sedge Grouse Locust
Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus, 1758Great Green Bush Cricket
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Udeopsylla robusta Haldeman, 1850Robust Camel Cricket
Xiphidium nemiorace

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Iowa
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
4
45
81
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
8
32
71
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Orthoptera (Latreille 1793)
Orthoptera (Latreille 1793)


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