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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
241
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
241
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
231
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
11
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
4 Families width 10 Species
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts7SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae Blanchard, 1845Tree cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptysma Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1861Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1874Common tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Schistocerca Stål, 1770Bird grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
10 Species
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Arphia xanthoptera Burmeister, 1838Autumn Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis Serville, 1838Slender locust
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Oecanthus argentinus Saussure, 1874Prairie tree cricket
Schistocerca americana Drury, 1770American bird grasshopper
Spharagemon saxatile Morse, 1894Ground-laurel
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tettigidea acuta Morse, 1895Heath

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

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
2
2
2
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