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.
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Podismini is a tribe of "spur-throated grasshoppers" in the family Acrididae. This tribe is unlike others in the subfamily Melanoplinae in that genera are found throughout the northern hemisphere, with a substantial number occurring outside the Americas.
Eupnigodes megocephala, the big-headed grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the western United States
Aztecacris gloriosa, the atascosa gem grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Prumnacris is a monotypic genus of grasshoppers in the subfamily Melanoplinae, from NE America: where Prumnacris rainierensis can be found.
Barytettix is a genus of spur-throated grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about nine described species in Barytettix, found in western Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Coscineuta is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are about eight described species in Coscineuta, found in the Neotropics and South America.
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.
Paprides is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least two described species in Paprides, found in New Zealand. Both species were moved to the genus Sigaus in 2023
Arcyptera tornosi, the Iberian banded grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
Calliptamus plebeius is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in southern Europe and northern Africa.
Euchorthippus chopardi, the Iberian straw grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Europe.
Spharagemon marmorata, the marbled grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in eastern North America.
Euchorthippus elegantulus is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Europe.
Hypochlora alba, known generally as mugwort grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the sage grasshopper and cudweed grasshopper. It is found in North America. It feeds exclusively on Artemisia ludoviciana.
Leprus wheelerii, or Wheeler's blue-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Omocestus panteli, or Pantel's grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
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.
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.
