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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
798
993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
227
798
993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
757
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
32
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (Illinois)
7 Families width 30 Species
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts11SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (Illinois)
19 Genera with 30 Species
Allonemobius Hebard, 1986Robust ground crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1825Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1862Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1841Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Neonemobius Hebard, 1900Small ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1841Greater Meadow Katydids3SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1773Bush Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Udeopsylla Scudder, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (Illinois)
30 Species
Allonemobius fasciatus De Geer, 1773Striped ground cricket
Allonemobius maculatus Blatchley, 1900Larger Spotted Ground Cricket
Allonemobius walkeri Howard & Furth, 1986Walker’s ground cricket
Anaxipha exigua Say, 1825Say'S Bush Cricket
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Neoconocephalus ensiger Harris, 1841Sword-bearing conehead
Neonemobius palustris Blatchley, 1900Marsh ground cricket
Oecanthus exclamationis Davis, W.T., 1907Davis' Tree Cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) campestre Blatchley, 1893Dusky-faced meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) nigripes Scudder, 1875Black-legged meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) vulgare Harris, 1841Common Meadow Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Scudderia curvicauda De Geer, 1773Curve-tailed bush katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Udeopsylla robusta Haldeman, 1850Robust Camel Cricket

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Mercer County (Illinois)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
11
16
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