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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
929
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
927
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
916
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
17
43
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
8
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Helena
8 Families width 30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts19SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Mogoplistidae Saussure, 1877Scaly cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae (Bolivar, 1878)Crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Proscopiidae Serville, 1838Jumping sticks1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilidae Saussure, 1874Ant cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae (Walker, 1869)And Cave Weta1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Helena
27 Genera with 30 Species
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Abisares Stål, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Arphia Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Bradynotes Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Bradyporus Charpentier, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Bruneria McNeill, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chorthippus Fieber, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cycloptiloides Sjostedt, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Derotmema Scudder, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1773Common crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Homorocoryphus Karny, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mariascopia Bentos-Pereira, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1861Spur-throat grasshoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Metator McNeill, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecophilus Berthold, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Paroxya Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Phaneracra Uvarov, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Primnia Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pternoscirta Saussure, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Ruspolia Schulthess-S..., 17861SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tetrix Latreille, 1758Forest Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tinaria Stål, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Trachyrhachys Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Udeopsylla Scudder, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
30 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abisares viridipennis hylaeus Rehn, J.A.G., 1914
Arphia pseudonietana Thomas, 1870Red-winged Grasshopper
Bradynotes obesa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Bradyporus (Callimenus) oniscus Burmeister, 1838Wood-louse Glandular Bush-cricket
Bruneria brunnea (Thomas, 1871)⇒ Brunneria brunnea Thomas, 1871
Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) brunneus Thunberg, 1815Common Field Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Cycloptiloides canariensis Bolivar, 1914Canarian Tiny Cricket
Derotmema haydenii Rehn, J.A.G., 1919Hayden's Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Gryllus (Gryllus) abnormis Chopard, 1970
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Homorocoryphus nitidulus (Walker, F., 1869)⇒ Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786
Mariascopia elegans Bentos-Pereira, 2003
Melanoplus dawsoni Scudder, 1875Dawson Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Metator pardalinus Saussure, 1884Blue-legged Grasshopper
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) sanctaehelenae Chopard, 1970
Orphulella speciosa Scudder, 1862Pasture Grasshopper
Paroxya hoosieri Blatchley, 1892Hoosier Locust
Phaneracra bartletti Uvarov, 1936
Primnia sanctaehelenae Stål, 1861St Helenian Dryland Grasshopper
Pternoscirta bimaculata Thunberg, 1815
Ruspolia nitidula Scopoli, 1786Large Cone-head
Spharagemon campestris McNeill, 1901Campestral grasshopper
Tetrix subulata Linnaeus, 1758Robust Groundhopper
Tinaria calcarata Stål, 1861St Helenian Spurred Grasshopper
Trachyrhachys kiowa Thomas, 1872Delicate stilt crab
Udeopsylla robusta devia (Scudder, S.H., 1894)⇒ Udeopsylla robusta Haldeman, 1850

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in Saint Helena
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
3
19
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
8
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