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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
112
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
112
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
54
108
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lavaca County
3 Families width 16 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts14SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lavaca County
12 Genera with 16 Species
Arphia Stål, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1861Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Neoscapteriscus Cadena-Casta..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lavaca County
16 Species
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Neoscapteriscus borellii Giglio-Tos, 1894Southern mole cricket
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Lavaca County
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
2
2
2
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