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Checklist for Order Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 (Crickets And Grasshoppers)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1435
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
20
63
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
6
28
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
6 Families width 63 Species
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts24SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets2SpeciesTaxom
Anostostomatidae Saussure, 1859Wetas & King Crickets14SpeciesTaxom
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
28 Genera with 63 Species
#ABCDEGHIMPSTX
Allonemobius Hebard, 1877Robust ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Alpinacris Bigelow, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Brachaspis Hutton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1842Coneheads1SpeciesTaxom
Conozoa Saussure, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Coscineuta Stål, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cratypedes Scudder, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Deinacrida White, 1999Giant weta5SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dociostaurus Fieber, 1815cross-backed grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1901Common crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiandrus Ander, 2007Ground weta6SpeciesTaxom
Hemideina Walker, 1896Auckland tree weta3SpeciesTaxom
Isoplectron Hutton, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Maotoweta Johns & Cook, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1875Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Miotopus Hutton, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Pachyrhamma Brunner von ..., 19592SpeciesTaxom
Petrotettix Richards, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacus Pictet & Sau..., 18914SpeciesTaxom
Phaulacridium Brunner von ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Pleioplectron Hutton, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Setascutum Richards, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Sigaus Hutton, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Talitropsis Bolivar, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Trimerotropis Stål, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Xanthippus Saussure, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
63 Species
Allonemobius socius Scudder, 1877Southern ground cricket
Alpinacris crassicauda Bigelow, 1967
Alpinacris tumidicauda Bigelow, 1967
Brachaspis nivalis Hutton, 1898
Conocephalus (Anisoptera) bilineatus (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Neoconocephalus triops Linnaeus, 1758
Conozoa sulcifrons Scudder, 1876Groove-Headed Grasshopper
Conozoa texana Bruner, 1889Cristate Grasshopper
Coscineuta marginalis Walker, 1870
Cratypedes lateritius Saussure, 1884Nevada Red-Winged Grasshopper
Deinacrida connectens Ander, 1939Scree weta
Deinacrida elegans Gibbs, 1999Bluff weta
Deinacrida pluvialis Gibbs, 1999Mount Cook giant weta
Deinacrida rugosa Buller, 1871Cook Strait giant weta
Deinacrida talpa Gibbs, 1999Giant mole weta
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus Thunberg, 1815Moroccan Cross-backed Grasshopper
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Gryllus (Gryllus) integer Scudder, 1901Mud crack field cricket
Hemiandrus electra Taylor-Smith, 2013
Hemiandrus focalis Hutton, 1896
Hemiandrus maculifrons Walker, 1869
Hemiandrus maia Taylor-Smith, 2013Otago Ground Weta
Hemiandrus nitaweta Jewell, 2007
Hemiandrus superba Jewell, 2007
Hemideina crassidens Blanchard, 1851Wellington tree weta
Hemideina maori Pictet & Sau..., 1891Mountain stone weta
Hemideina ricta Hutton, 1896Banks Peninsula tree weta
Isoplectron armatum Hutton, 1897
Isoplectron calcaratum Hutton, 1897
Isoplectron cochleatum Karny, 1935
Maotoweta virescens Johns & Cook, 2014
Melanoplus mexicanus Saussure, 1861
Melanoplus yarrowii Thomas, 1875
Miotopus richardsi Fitness, Mor..., 2018
Pachyrhamma fusca Richards, 1959
Pachyrhamma longicauda Richards, 1959
Petrotettix cupolaensis Richards, 1972
Petrotettix nigripes Richards, 1972
Petrotettix serratus Richards, 1972
Petrotettix spinosus Richards, 1972
Pharmacus brewsterensis Richards, 1972
Pharmacus chapmanae Richards, 1972
Pharmacus dumbletoni Richards, 1972
Pharmacus montanus Pictet & Sau..., 1891
Phaulacridium otagoense Westerman, 1983
Pleioplectron simplex Hutton, 1897
Setascutum ohauensis Richards, 1972
Setascutum pallidum Richards, 1972
Sigaus australis Hutton, 1898
Sigaus campestris Hutton, 1898
Sigaus childi Jamieson, 1999
Sigaus homerensis Morris, 2003
Sigaus obelisci Bigelow, 1967
Sigaus takahe Morris, 2003
Sigaus villosus Salmon, 1950
Talitropsis chopardi Karny, 1937
Talitropsis crassicruris Hutton, 1896
Talitropsis sedilloti Bolivar, 1882
Trimerotropis agrestis McNeill, 1900
Trimerotropis modesta Bruner, 1889
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister, 1838Pallid-winged grasshopper
Xanthippus corallipes Haldeman, 1852Redshanked Grasshopper
Xanthippus montanus Thomas, 1872

Subnodes of Orthoptera with occurrences in South Island
SuborderCaelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderEnsifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
5
16
39
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