Grasshoppers, crickets and katydids: insects with enlarged hind legs adapted for jumping, and, in most species, the ability to produce sound (stridulation) by rubbing specialized body parts together.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
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Source Wikidata: House cricket
Source Wikidata: Rainbow Grasshopper
Weta, Species Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ167810, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Orthoptera
Wikidata Q167810, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Katydid
Parent Taxon Of: Katydid, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Rainbow Grasshopper
Parent Taxon Of: Rainbow Grasshopper, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: House cricket
Parent Taxon Of: House cricket, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Orthoptera (Wikipedia)
In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Hemimetabolous Insect Orders, Lead
Orthoptera (from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) 'straight' and πτερά (pterá) 'wings') 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,
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Weta, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Weta, Taxon record
"order": "Orthoptera"
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