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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region New Castle County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
1081
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
1081
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
1043
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
21
49
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
9
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Castle County
9 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts15SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket4SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Castle County
27 Genera with 30 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Amblycorypha Stål, 1873
Round-headed katydids0SpeciesTaxom
Aptenopedes Scudder, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1862Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1775Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864Flightless bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1878Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtilla Kirby, 1832Northern Mole Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neotettix Hancock, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neoxabea Kirby, 1773Smooth-legged tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Phyllopalpus Uhler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Psinidia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachycines Adelung, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Castle County
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) brevipennis (Scudder, 1862)⇒ Ruspolia interrupta Walker, 1869
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Hapithus saltator Uhler, 1864Jumping Bush Cricket
Melanoplus differentialis Thomas, 1865Differential grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Neoconocephalus retusus Scudder, 1878Round-tipped conehead
Neocurtilla hexadactyla Perty, 1832Northern mole cricket
Neotettix femoratus Scudder, 1869Short-legged grouse locust
Neoxabea bipunctata De Geer, 1773Two-spotted tree 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
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler, 1864Handsome trig
Psinidia fenestralis Serville, 1838Long-horned Locust
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tachycines asynamorus (Adelung, 1902)⇒ Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, 1902
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in New Castle County
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
11
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