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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
715
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
715
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
684
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
14
33
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Connecticut)
7 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts13SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Connecticut)
21 Genera with 28 Species
#ACDEGHMOPST
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Chloealtis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1773Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoxipha Saussure, 1907Green sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Meconema Serville, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopalpus Uhler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1897Bush Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1824Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Connecticut)
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Chloealtis conspersa Harris, 1841Sprinkled Broad-Winged Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fasciatus De Geer, 1773Slender meadow grasshopper
Cyrtoxipha columbiana Caudell, 1907Columbian trig
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864Agitating cricket
Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773Drumming katydid
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus niveus De Geer, 1773Narrow-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Paroxya clavuligera Serville, 1838Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler, 1864Handsome trig
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Scudderia texensis Saussure & P..., 1897Cranberry katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Tetrix arenosa Burmeister, 1838Ornate Pygmy Grasshopper
Tetrix ornata Say, 1824Ornate Grouse Locust
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Middlesex County (Connecticut)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
10
12
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