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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
685
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
685
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
159
640
848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercer County (West Virginia)
7 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts15SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercer County (West Virginia)
24 Genera with 32 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Allonemobius Hebard, 1986Robust ground crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1835Camel Cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1862Coneheads3SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1897Spur-throat grasshoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Microcentrum Scudder, 1862
Angle-wing katydids0SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1878Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1841Greater Meadow Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pardalophora Saussure, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopalpus Uhler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1824Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercer County (West Virginia)
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Allonemobius fasciatus De Geer, 1773Striped ground cricket
Allonemobius maculatus Blatchley, 1900Larger Spotted Ground Cricket
Allonemobius walkeri Howard & Furth, 1986Walker’s ground cricket
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) maculatus Harris, 1835Spotted Camel Cricket
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged 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) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus viridipes (Scudder, 1897)⇒ Melanoplus hubbelli Hebard, 1935
Neoconocephalus retusus Scudder, 1878Round-tipped conehead
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) vulgare Harris, 1841Common Meadow Grasshopper
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pardalophora apiculata Harris, 1835Coral-Winged Grasshopper
Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler, 1864Handsome trig
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tetrix ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Mercer County (West Virginia)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
11
14
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