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Orthoptera Latreille, 1793 - Grasshoppers


Home > Insects > Orthoptera > Grasshoppers

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera


Grasshoppers are insects of the order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. They are sometimes referred to as short-horned grasshoppers to distinguish them from the katydids (bush crickets). Grasshopper species which change colour and behaviour at high population densities are called locusts.

Grasshoppers are plant-eaters, sometimes becoming serious pests of cereals and other crops, especially when they swarm in their millions as locusts and destroy crops over wide areas. They protect themselves from predators by camouflage; when detected, many species attempt to startle the predator with a brilliantly-coloured wing-flash while jumping with their strong hind legs and (if adult) also flying, usually for a short distance. Other species such as the rainbow grasshopper have warning coloration which deters predators.

Family: Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 - Short-horned Grasshoppers

Subfamily: Acridinae MacLeay, 1821 - Silent slant-faced grasshoppers

Genera: Acrida, Phlaeoba
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Acrida cinerea
Acrida willemsei.jpg
Acrida willemsei
Phlaeoba antennata.jpg
Phlaeoba antennata
Phlaeoba infumata.jpg
Phlaeoba infumata

Subfamily: Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 – Spur-throated grasshoppers

Genera: Apalacris, Choroedocus, Diabolocatantops, Stenocatantops, Traulia, Xenocatantops
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Apalacris varicornis
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Choroedocus violaceipes
Diabolocatantops pinguis.jpg
Diabolocatantops pinguis
Stenocatantops splendens.jpg
Stenocatantops splendens
Traulia azureipennis azureipennis.jpg
Traulia azureipennis azureipennis
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Traulia orientalis
Xenocatantops humilis humilis.jpg
Xenocatantops humilis humilis

Subfamily: Cyrtacanthacridinae Kirby, 1910 - Bird Grasshoppers

Genera: Chondracris, Cyrtacanthacris
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Chondracris rosea brunneri
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Chondracris rosea rosea
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Cyrtacanthacris tatarica linnaeus

Subfamily: Hemiacridinae Dirsh, 1956

​Genera: Hieroglyphus
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Hieroglyphus banian

Subfamily: Oedipodinae Walker, 1871 - Band-winged grasshoppers

Genera: Ceracris, Locusta, Oedaleus, Trilophidia
Ceracris fasciata.jpg
Ceracris fasciata
Ceracris kiangsu.jpg
Ceracris kiangsu
Ceracris nigricornis.jpg
Ceracris nigricornis
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Locusta migratoria
Oedaleus abruptus.jpg
Oedaleus abruptus
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Trilophidia annulata

Subfamily: Oxyinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - Moisture-loving Grasshoppers

Genera: Gesonula, Oxya, Oxytauchira, Pseudoxya
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Gesonula mundata
Oxya chinensis.jpg
Oxya chinensis
Oxya hyla hyla.jpg
Oxya hyla hyla
Oxya japonica.jpg
Oxya japonica
Oxytauchira brachyptera.jpg
Oxytauchira brachyptera
Pseudoxya diminuta.jpg
Pseudoxya diminuta

​Family: Chorotypidae Stål, 1873

Genera: Chorotypus
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Chorotypus biemarginatus

Family: Eumastacidae Burr, 1899 - Monkey Grasshoppers

Genera: Bennia, Erianthus
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Bennia bonzo
Erianthus serratus.jpg
Erianthus serratus
Erianthus versicolor.jpg
Erianthus versicolor

Family: Pyrgomorphidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1874 - Gaudy Grasshoppers

Genera: Atractomorpha, Aularches, Chlorizeina, Pseudomorphacris
Atractomorpha crenulata crenulata.jpg
Atractomorpha crenulata crenulata
Atractomorpha lata.jpg
Atractomorpha lata
Aularches miliaris miliaris.jpg
Aularches miliaris miliaris
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Chlorizeina feae
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Pseudomorphacris notata
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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