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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
387
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
387
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
365
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
15
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Midland County (Texas)
7 Families width 20 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts11SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket2SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Midland County (Texas)
13 Genera with 20 Species
Arphia Stål, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Boopedon Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1960Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtilla Kirby, 1832Northern Mole Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscapteriscus Cadena-Casta..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Tachycines Adelung, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Midland County (Texas)
20 Species
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia sulphurea Fabricius, 1781Spring Yellow-winged Locust
Boopedon nubilum Say, 1825Ebony Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus fasciatus Walker, 1870Huckleberry Grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Neocurtilla hexadactyla Perty, 1832Northern mole cricket
Neoscapteriscus borellii Giglio-Tos, 1894Southern mole cricket
Oecanthus latipennis Riley, C.V., 1881Broad-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pediodectes stevensoni Thomas, 1870
Tachycines asynamorus (Adelung, 1902)⇒ Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, 1902

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Midland County (Texas)
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
6
8
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