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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Saanich Peninsula (Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
743
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
743
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
736
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
10
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saanich Peninsula
6 Families width 9 Species
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts3SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saanich Peninsula
8 Genera with 9 Species
Camnula Stål, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1838Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilus Berthold, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1758Common coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Pristoceuthophilus Rehn, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saanich Peninsula
9 Species
Camnula pellucida Scudder, 1862Clear-winged Grasshopper
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Melanoplus bivittatus Say, 1825Spur-Throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) oregonensis Bruner, 1884Oregon ant cricket
Neoconocephalus triops Linnaeus, 1758Broad-tipped conehead
Pristoceuthophilus celatus Scudder, 1894
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Saanich Peninsula
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
4
5
5
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