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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
483
4679
10528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
481
4675
10525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
458
4577
10265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
36
120
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
63
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
11 Families width 98 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts51SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets20SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta4SpeciesTaxom
Prophalangopsidae Saussure, 1878Grigs1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangopsidae Chopard, 1949Spider cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket6SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatidae Burmeister, 1838Bulldog Raspy Crickets0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
63 Genera with 98 Species
#ABCDEGHMNOPRSTX
Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Acheta Linnaeus, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Acrolophitus Thomas, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Ageneotettix McNeill, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Allonemobius Hebard, 1986Robust ground crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Amblycorypha Stål, 1773Round-headed katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Amphitornus McNeill, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Austrohancockia Günther, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Booneacris Rehn and Ran..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1869Camel Cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Circotettix Scudder, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1872Coneheads6SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyphoderris Uhler, 1864Hump-winged grigs1SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteria1SpeciesTaxom
Encoptolophus Scudder, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Endecous Saussure, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eritettix Bruner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gryllodes de Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1960Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Meconema Serville, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1866Spur-throat grasshoppers11SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Microcentrum Scudder, 1859Angle-wing katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1841Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtilla Kirby, 1832Northern Mole Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neonemobius Hebard, 1900Small ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neoxabea Kirby, 1773Smooth-legged tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets5SpeciesTaxom
Omocestus Bolivar, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Opeia McNeill, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1841Greater Meadow Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Palaisioscaria Günther, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Phlibostroma Scudder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phoetaliotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pholidoptera Wesmael, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Roeseliana Zeuner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1878Bush Katydids4SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Stenopelmatus Burmeister, 1838
Jerusalem crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Stethophyma Fischer, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Syrbula Stål, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tachycines Adelung, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigidea Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758katydid1SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Traulia Stål, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
98 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Acheta domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Acrolophitus hirtipes Say, 1825Green Fool Grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder, 1876White Whiskers Grasshopper
Allonemobius allardi Alexander & ..., 1959Allard'S Ground Cricket
Allonemobius fasciatus De Geer, 1773Striped ground cricket
Allonemobius walkeri Howard & Furth, 1986Walker’s ground cricket
Amblycorypha oblongifolia De Geer, 1773Oblong-winged katydid
Amphitornus coloradus Thomas, 1873Striped Grasshopper
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Arphia simplex Scudder, 1875Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Austrohancockia platynota platynota Karny, 1915
Booneacris glacialis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) brevipes Scudder, 1862Boreal Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Ceuthophilus) pallidipes Walker, 1905Pale-Legged Camel Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Geotettix) guttulosus Walker, 1869Antillean stilt crab
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Circotettix rabula Rehn & Hebard, 1906Wrangler Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) dorsalis (Latreille, 1804)⇒ Conocephalus burri Ebner, 1910
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
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) nigropleurum Bruner, 1891Black-Sided Meadow Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) saltans Scudder, 1872Prairie meadow katydid
Cratypedes neglectus Thomas, 1870Pronotal Range Grasshopper
Cyphoderris monstrosa Uhler, 1864Great grig
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteria carolina
Encoptolophus sordidus Burmeister, 1838Clouded Grasshopper
Endecous (Notendecous) onthophagus Berg, 1891
Eritettix simplex Scudder, 1869Velvet-striped Grasshopper
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Eunemobius carolinus carolinus Scudder, S.H., 1877Carolina Ground Cricket
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Gryllodes sigillatus (Walker, 1869)⇒ Gryllodes supplicans Walker, 1859
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Meconema thalassinum De Geer, 1773Drumming katydid
Melanoplus angustipennis Dodge, 1877Narrow-winged Locust
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus bowditchi Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus Scudder, 1878Blue-legged Locust
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanoplus spretus Walsh, 1866Rocky Mountain grasshopper
Mermiria bivittata Serville, 1838Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Microcentrum rhombifolium Saussure, 1859Angular-winged katydid
Neoconocephalus ensiger Harris, 1841Sword-bearing conehead
Neocurtilla hexadactyla Perty, 1832Northern mole cricket
Neonemobius palustris Blatchley, 1900Marsh ground cricket
Neoxabea bipunctata De Geer, 1773Two-spotted tree cricket
Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963Fast-calling tree cricket
Oecanthus exclamationis Davis, W.T., 1907Davis' Tree Cricket
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
Omocestus (Omocestus) viridulus Sahlberg, 1893Common green grasshopper
Opeia obscura Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) vulgare Harris, 1841Common Meadow Grasshopper
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Palaisioscaria calosoma calosoma (Günther, 1934)⇒ Palaisioscaria calosoma Günther, 1934
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum Thomas, 1871Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Pholidoptera griseoaptera De Geer, 1773Common Dark Bush-cricket
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Roeseliana roeselii Hagenbach, 1822Roesel'S Bush Cricket
Scudderia curvicauda De Geer, 1773Curve-tailed bush katydid
Scudderia fasciata Beutenmüller, 1894Land crabs
Scudderia furcata Brunner von ..., 1878Fork-tailed bush katydid
Scudderia pistillata Brunner von ..., 1878Broad-winged bush katydid
Spharagemon bolli Scudder, 1875Boll'S Grasshopper
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Stethophyma gracile Scudder, 1862Graceful Sedge Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis Uhler, 1864Handsome Grasshopper
Tachycines asynamorus (Adelung, 1902)⇒ Diestrammena asynamora Adelung, 1902
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tettigidea lateralis Say, 1824Black-Sided Grouse Locust
Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus, 1758Great Green Bush Cricket
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833
Traulia brachypeza Bi, 1985
Trimerotropis cyaneipennis Bruner, 1889Blue-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis latifasciata Scudder, 1880
Trimerotropis maritima Harris, 1841Seaside Locust
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Trimerotropis verruculata Kirby, 1837Atlantic hairback fiddler
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
37
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
9
26
43
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