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Checklist for Suborder Ensifera Lesson, 1843 (Locusts)
and region Benton County (Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1017
1454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1016
1453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
971
1366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
25
66
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
11
44
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Ensifera
Lesson, 1843
Locusts, Long-horned grasshoppers, Long-horned Orthoptera
7
20
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benton County (Iowa)
7 Families width 35 Species
Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878Crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Trigonidiidae Saussure, 1870And Ground Crickets3SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869And Cave Weta2SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets16SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18780SpeciesTaxom
Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870Mole cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845)Tree cricket7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benton County (Iowa)
20 Genera with 35 Species
Acheta Linnaeus, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Allonemobius Hebard, 1900Robust ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Anaxipha Saussure, 1825Brown sword-tail crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Ceuthophilus Scudder, 1934Camel Cricket1SpeciesTaxom
Conocephalus Thunberg, 1891Coneheads5SpeciesTaxom
Eunemobius Hebard, 1877Even-spurred ground crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Eupholidoptera Maran, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gryllus Linnaeus, 1920Common crickets4SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864
Flightless bush crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Leptophyes Fieber, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Miogryllus Saussure, 1838Lesser field crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1862Common coneheads4SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtilla Kirby, 1832Northern Mole Crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Neoxabea Kirby, 1773Smooth-legged tree crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Oecanthus Serville, 1894Common tree crickets6SpeciesTaxom
Orchelimum Serville, 1841Greater Meadow Katydids3SpeciesTaxom
Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Scudderia Stål, 1878Bush Katydids1SpeciesTaxom
Udeopsylla Scudder, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benton County (Iowa)
35 Species
Acheta domesticus Fabricius, 1787European hearth cricket
Allonemobius maculatus Blatchley, 1900Larger Spotted Ground Cricket
Anaxipha exigua Say, 1825Say'S Bush Cricket
Ceuthophilus (Geotettix) elegans Hubbell, 1934
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) nemoralis Scudder, 1875Woodland grasshopper
Conocephalus (Conocephalus) nigropleurum Bruner, 1891Black-Sided Meadow Grasshopper
Eunemobius carolinus Scudder, 1877Carolina ground cricket
Eupholidoptera helina Çiplak, 2009
Gryllus (Gryllus) assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gastrimargus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815
Gryllus (Gryllus) pennsylvanicus Burmeister, 1838Fall cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) veletis Alexander & ..., 1960Spring field cricket
Gryllus (Gryllus) vernalis Blatchley, 1920Northern wood cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima Bosc, 1792Climbing locust
Miogryllus verticalis Serville, 1838
Neoconocephalus ensiger Harris, 1841Sword-bearing conehead
Neoconocephalus nebrascensis Bruner, 1891Nebraska conehead
Neoconocephalus retusus Scudder, 1878Round-tipped conehead
Neoconocephalus robustus Scudder, 1862Robust conehead
Neocurtilla hexadactyla Perty, 1832Northern mole cricket
Neoxabea bipunctata De Geer, 1773Two-spotted tree cricket
Oecanthus argentinus Saussure, 1874Prairie tree cricket
Oecanthus fultoni Walker, T.J., 1962Snowy tree cricket
Oecanthus nigricornis Walker, F., 1869Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus niveus De Geer, 1773Narrow-winged tree cricket
Oecanthus pini Beutenmüller, 1894Land crabs
Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Beutenmüller, 1894)⇒ Oecanthus celerinictus Walker, T.J., 1963
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) campestre Blatchley, 1893Dusky-faced meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) nigripes Scudder, 1875Black-legged meadow katydid
Orchelimum (Orchelimum) vulgare Harris, 1841Common Meadow Grasshopper
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Scudderia furcata Brunner von ..., 1878Fork-tailed bush katydid
Udeopsylla robusta Haldeman, 1850Robust Camel Cricket

Subnodes of Ensifera with occurrences in Benton County (Iowa)
InfraorderGryllidea
Latreille, 1802
5
10
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTettigoniidea
Stol, 1788
Katydids and Camel Crickets
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyRhaphidophoroidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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