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 wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts, and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives.
Microcentrum rhombifolium is a species of insect in the family Tettigoniidae. Common names include greater angle-wing katydid, broad-winged katydid, and angular-winged katydid. They live across North America in trees and shrubs. Adults reach 50–65 millimetres (2.0–2.6 in) in length and are rhombus-shaped. Their green coloration mimics leaves. Adults are active in late summer and autumn and have a "ticking" call.
Scudderia curvicauda is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera. A common name for Scudderia curvicauda is "curve-tailed bush katydid". Scudderia curvicauda is found in North America.
Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera. A common name for Scudderia furcata is fork-tailed bush katydid. The distribution range of Scudderia furcata includes Middle America and North America.
Scudderia pistillata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera. A common name for Scudderia pistillata is "broad-winged bush katydid". Scudderia pistillata is found in North America.
Myrmecophilus manni is a species in the family Myrmecophilidae, in the order Orthoptera. Common names are "desert ant cricket" and "Mann's ant cricket". Myrmecophilus manni is found in North America.
Syrbula montezuma, known generally as the Montezuma's grasshopper or slant-faced grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Ceuthophilus californianus is a species in the family Rhaphidophoridae, in the order Orthoptera. The species is known generally as the "California camel cricket". It is found in North America.
Arethaea phalangium is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera. The species is known generally as the "eastern thread-leg katydid". It is found in North America.
Tettigidea armata is a species in the family Tetrigidae, in the order Orthoptera. The species is known generally as the "armored pygmy grasshopper", "armoured grouse locust", or "spined grouse locust". It is found in North America.
Tettigoniidea is an infraorder of the order Orthoptera, with six extant families.
Gryllidea is an infraorder that includes crickets and similar insects in the order Orthoptera. There are two superfamilies, and more than 6,000 described species in Gryllidea.
Syrbula is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Syrbula.
Psinidia fenestralis, known generally as longhorn band-wing grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the long-horned grasshopper, long-horned locust, and sand locust. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Psinidia is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least three described species in Psinidia.
Conozoa carinata, the ridged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Psinidia amplicornis, known generally as the Caudell's longhorn grasshopper or Texas longhorn grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Encoptolophus subgracilis, the southwestern dusky grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Encoptolophus robustus, the coast clouded grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Xeracris minimus, the least desert grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.
