Orthoptera is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and weta. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts, and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives.
Bandwings, or band-winged grasshoppers, are the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers classified under the family Acrididae. They have a worldwide distribution and were originally elevated to full family status as the Oedipodidae. Many species primarily inhabit xeric weedy fields, and some are considered to be important locusts:
Arphia sulphurea, known generally as sulphur-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the spring yellow-winged locust and spring yellow-winged grasshopper. It is found in North America.
Blue-winged grasshopper can refer to several species:
Anconia is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Anconia.
Leprus intermedius, or Saussure's blue-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Leprus is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Leprus.
Metaleptea is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Metaleptea, found in North, Central, and South America.
Nebulatettix is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Nebulatettix, found in North America.
Camnula pellucida, the clear-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Paracinema tricolor is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
Spharagemon marmorata, the marbled grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in eastern North America.
Sphingonotus lluciapomaresi, the Iberian sand Grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
Nebulatettix subgracilis, commonly known as the southwestern dusky grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Oedipoda coerulea, the Iberian band-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Europe.
Pseudopomala brachyptera, known generally as short-winged toothpick grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the bunch grass locust and bunchgrass grasshopper. It is found in North America.
Sphingonotus azurescens, the azure sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in southern Europe and northern Africa.
Sphingonotus imitans, the Algarve sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
Stethophyma gracile, known generally as the graceful sedge grasshopper or northern sedge grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Sticthippus californicus, the fastigial range grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in western North America.
