Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids
Orthoptera
Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets and katydids) is an order in the class Insecta, containing 24,499 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Orthoptera |
Families
- Short-horned GrasshoppersAcrididae6,773
- KatydidsTettigoniidae6,217
- Tetrigidae1,981
- Gryllidae1,278
- Oecanthidae989
- Phalangopsidae772
- Trigonidiidae737
- Rhaphidophoridae644
- Gryllacrididae615
- Pamphagidae513
- Pyrgomorphidae488
- Romaleidae478
- Mogoplistidae321
- Anostostomatidae261
- Lentulidae260
- Eumastacidae244
- Euschmidtiidae239
- Proscopiidae231
- Thericleidae218
- Stenopelmatidae168
- Dericorythidae163
- Chorotypidae162
- Tridactylidae147
- Morabidae124
- Gryllotalpidae108
- Ripipterygidae73
- Episactidae67
- Ommexechidae33
- Myrmecophilidae32
- Tristiridae25
- Pteroplistidae22
- Schizodactylidae20
- Trigonopterygidae17
- Cylindrachetidae16
- Pneumoridae16
- Ixalidiidae10
- Prophalangopsidae9
- Mastacideidae8
- Pamphagodidae5
- Lathiceridae4
- Xyronotidae4
- Tanaoceridae3
- Pyrgacrididae2
- Elcanidae1
- Protogryllidae1