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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Palo Alto County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
437
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
437
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
409
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
4
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palo Alto County
4 Families width 27 Species
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae (MacLeay, 1819)Grasshoppers and locusts17SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket3SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palo Alto County
19 Genera with 27 Species
Amblycorypha Stål, 1773Round-headed katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Aulocara Scudder, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1875Coneheads2SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotettix Scudder, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hippiscus Saussure, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlora Brunner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Mermiria Stål, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Pholidoptera Wesmael, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopomala Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1897Bush Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thisoicetrinus Uvarov, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Alto County
27 Species
Amblycorypha oblongifolia De Geer, 1773Oblong-winged katydid
Aulocara elliotti Thomas, 1870Big-headed grasshopper
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) fasciatus De Geer, 1773Slender meadow grasshopper
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) strictus Scudder, 1875Straight-Laced Meadow Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Hadrotettix trifasciatus Say, 1825Threebanded Grasshopper
Hippiscus ocelote Saussure, 1861Wrinkled Grasshopper
Hypochlora alba Dodge, 1876Cudweed Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus foedus Scudder, 1878Rightwing macoma
Melanoplus packardii Scudder, 1878Packard grasshopper
Melanoplus ponderosus Scudder, 1875Spur-throated Grasshopper
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Oecanthus argentinus Saussure, 1874Prairie tree cricket
Oecanthus niveus De Geer, 1773Narrow-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Pholidoptera griseoaptera De Geer, 1773Common Dark Bush-cricket
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudopomala brachyptera Scudder, 1862Bunch Grass Locust
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Scudderia texensis Saussure & P..., 1897Cranberry katydid
Spharagemon collare Scudder, 1872Mottled sand grasshopper
Spharagemon equale Say, 1825Orange-legged Grasshopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Thisoicetrinus pterostichus (Fischer von ..., 1833)⇒ Heteracris pterosticha Fischer von ..., 1833

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Palo Alto County
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
2
6
9
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