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Order Orthoptera - Grasshoppers plus Allies
Hoppers - Thorny

Bacillidae
Cockroaches

Blattidae
Earwigs

Dermaptera
Crickets - Ground And Camel

Gryllacrididae
Crickets

Gryllidae
Crickets - Mole

Gryllotalpidae
Grasshoppers

Locustidae
Mantids

Mantidae
Walking Sticks

Phasmatidae
Leaf Insects

Phyllidae
Cricket - Hump-winged

Prophalangopsidae
Katydids

Tettigoniidae

Narrative

Grasshopper and Cricket Order (Order Orthoptera) members can usually be recognized by the large hind legs that are used for jumping. About twenty-three thousand species exist worldwide; of which thirteen hundred are found in the United States.

Some species of crickets and grasshoppers are very damaging to plants. The swarms of locusts that have descended upon crops are members of this order. How to Know the Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Cockroaches, and Their Allies, by Jacques R. Heifer is an excellent reference. Mr. Heifer mentions seven hundred and sixty of the thirteen hundred United States species of Orthopteroids. His book contains illustrations and pictures of most of that number.

Taxonomy

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English

Kingdom Animalia Animal
Phylum Arthropoda Jointed Legged Animals
Class Insecta Insects
Order Orthoptera Grasshoppers plus Allies
Family
SubFamily

References

TitleAuthorComments
How to Know the Grasshoppers, Crickets, Cockroaches, and Their AlliesHelfer, Jacques R. 
Grasshoppers and Mantids of the WorldPreston-Mafham, KenThis 192 page book has a lot of interesting text and many beautiful photographs. There are sections on egg-laying, courtship, and enemies, etc. Although there is a good overview on higher classification and many interesting species are pictured, this book can not serve as an identification guide to either common or exotic species.




GenusSpecies
Cytheitisrhodopteron
Cytheitisschultzei
Graphiumarcesilaus
Graphiumearis
Graphiumhipparchus
Graphiumiphitas
Graphiumorthosilaus
Iphimedeianiepelti
Iphimedeiarichardus