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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
3251
6874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3247
6871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
407
3152
6692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
34
120
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
12
61
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kentucky
12 Families width 133 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts38SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets32SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers9SpeciesTaxom
Gryllacrididae Blanchard, 1845Camel Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta12SpeciesTaxom
Tridactylidae Saussure, 1874Pygmy mole cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kentucky
61 Genera with 133 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Allonemobius Hebard, 1931Robust ground crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Amblycorypha Stål, 1876Round-headed katydids5SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1825Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Atlanticus Scudder, 1901Eastern Shieldback Katydid2SpeciesTaxom
Austrohancockia Günther, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Camptonotus Uhler, 1860leaf-rolling crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1894Camel Cricket9SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1910Coneheads5SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoxipha Saussure, 1907Green sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ellipes Scudder, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Euhadenoecus Hubbell, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1903Even-spurred ground crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Formosatettix Tinkham, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1877Common crickets7SpeciesTaxom
Hadenoecus Scudder, 1861True Cave Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lamprophyllum Hebard, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers15SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptea Giglio-Tos, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Metrioptera Wesmael, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Microcentrum Scudder, 1859Angle-wing katydids2SpeciesTaxom
Miogryllus Saussure, 1838Lesser field crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Montezumina Hebard, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilus Berthold, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1758Common coneheads7SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtilla Kirby, 1832Northern Mole Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neonemobius Hebard, 1893Small ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neotettix Hancock, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neoxabea Kirby, 1773Smooth-legged tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1869Common tree crickets11SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1841Greater Meadow Katydids4SpeciesTaxom
Orocharis Uhler, 1864Loud-singing bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopalpus Uhler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgocorypha Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1897Bush Katydids3SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Stenocatantops Dirsh, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachycines Adelung, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1824Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Velarifictorus Randell, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kentucky
133 Species and 7 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acheta domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Allonemobius allardi Alexander & ..., 1959Allard'S Ground Cricket
Allonemobius fasciatus De Geer, 1773Striped ground cricket
Allonemobius maculatus Blatchley, 1900Larger Spotted Ground Cricket
Allonemobius socius Scudder, 1877Southern ground cricket
Allonemobius tinnulus Fulton, 1931Tinkling ground cricket
Amblycorypha alexanderi Walker, 2003Clicker round-winged katydid
Amblycorypha longinicta Walker, 2004Common virtuoso katydid
Amblycorypha oblongifolia De Geer, 1773Oblong-winged katydid
Amblycorypha rotundifolia Scudder, 1862Rattler round-winged katydid
Amblycorypha uhleri Stål, 1876Uhler's katydid
Anaxipha exigua Say, 1825Say'S Bush Cricket
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Atlanticus (Atlanticus) americanus Saussure, 1859American Shield-bearer
Atlanticus (Atlanticus) testaceus Scudder, 1901Protean shieldback
Austrohancockia platynota platynota Karny, 1915
Camptonotus carolinensis Gerstaecker, 1860Carolina Leaf-roller
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) divergens Scudder, 1862
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) latens Scudder, 1862Black-sided Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) maculatus Harris, 1835Spotted Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) stygius Scudder, 1861Cave Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) tenebrarum Scudder, 1894Antillean stilt crab
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) uhleri Scudder, 1862Uhler's Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Geotettix) elegans Hubbell, 1934
Ceuthophilus (Geotettix) guttulosus Walker, 1869Antillean stilt crab
Ceuthophilus guttulosus nigricans Scudder, S.H., 1894Yellow-bellied Camel Cricket
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fasciatus De Geer, 1773Slender meadow grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) strictus Scudder, 1875Straight-Laced Meadow Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) nemoralis Scudder, 1875Woodland grasshopper
Conocephalus (Dicellurina) allardi Caudell, 1910Allard's meadow grasshopper
Cyrtoxipha columbiana Caudell, 1907Columbian trig
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Ellipes albiterminatus Günther, 1977
Ellipes minuta Scudder, 1862Minute Pygmy Locust
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Euhadenoecus insolitus Hubbell, 1978McCluney Cave Cricket
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Eunemobius carolinus carolinus Scudder, S.H., 1877Carolina Ground Cricket
Eunemobius confusus Blatchley, 1903Confused ground cricket
Formosatettix prominemarginus Zhong & Zheng, 2003
Gryllus (Gryllus) assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) fultoni Alexander, 1957Southern wood cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) rubens Scudder, 1902Eastern Trilling 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
Hadenoecus cumberlandicus Hubbell & No..., 1978Cumberland Cave Cricket
Hadenoecus subterraneus (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Tropidischia xanthostoma Scudder, 1861
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Hapithus saltator Uhler, 1864Jumping Bush Cricket
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus elater Strohecker, 1963
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus gracilis Bruner, 1876Graceful Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus islandicus Blatchley, 1898Island Locust
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus punctulatus Scudder, 1863Delicate stilt crab
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi Uhler, 1864Scudder's Short-winged Locust
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Melanoplus vulnus Eades, 1959
Melanoplus walshii Scudder, 1897Walsh's Locust
Metaleptea brevicornis Johannson, 1763Clipped-wing grasshopper
Metrioptera maritima Olmo-Vidal, 1992Cantabrian Meadow Bush-cricket
Microcentrum retinerve Burmeister, 1838Angular-winged katydid
Microcentrum rhombifolium Saussure, 1859Angular-winged katydid
Miogryllus verticalis Serville, 1838
Montezumina modesta Brunner von ..., 1878Modest katydid
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) pergandei Bruner, 1884Eastern ant cricket
Neoconocephalus bivocatus Walker, Whit..., 1973False robust conehead
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus Davis, 1887Slightly musical conehead
Neoconocephalus lyristes Rehn & Hebard, 1905Slender conehead
Neoconocephalus nebrascensis Bruner, 1891Nebraska conehead
Neoconocephalus retusus Scudder, 1878Round-tipped conehead
Neoconocephalus robustus Scudder, 1862Robust conehead
Neoconocephalus triops Linnaeus, 1758Broad-tipped conehead
Neocurtilla hexadactyla Perty, 1832Northern mole cricket
Neonemobius variegatus Bruner, 1893Smaller Spotted Ground Cricket
Neotettix femoratus Scudder, 1869Short-legged grouse locust
Neoxabea bipunctata De Geer, 1773Two-spotted tree cricket
Oecanthus argentinus Saussure, 1874Prairie tree cricket
Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963Fast-calling 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 pini Beutenmüller, 1894Land crabs
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Oecanthus varicornis Walker, F., 1869Different-horned tree cricket
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) campestre Blatchley, 1893Dusky-faced meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) nigripes Scudder, 1875Black-legged meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) silvaticum McNeill, 1891Finned stilt crab
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) vulgare Harris, 1841Common Meadow Grasshopper
Orocharis saltator Uhler, 1864Jumping bush cricket
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Pardalophora phoenicoptera Burmeister, 1838Orange-Winged Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler, 1864Handsome trig
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Pyrgocorypha uncinata Harris, 1841Hook-faced conehead
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Scudderia curvicauda De Geer, 1773Curve-tailed bush katydid
Scudderia furcata Brunner von ..., 1878Fork-tailed bush katydid
Scudderia texensis Saussure & P..., 1897Cranberry katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Stenocatantops mistshenkoi Willemse, 1968
Stethophyma lineatum Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tachycines asynamorus (Adelung, 1902)⇒ Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, 1902
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa angusta Hancock, J.L., 1896Obscure Grouse Locust
Tetrix ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tetrix ornata ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tettigidea acuta Morse, 1895Heath
Tettigidea armata Morse, 1895Armoured grouse locust
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Tettigidea lateralis lateralis Say, 1824Sedge Grouse Locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) micado Saussure, 1877Japanese burrowing cricket

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Kentucky
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
28
49
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
9
33
84
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