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Taxa

Orthoptera

Insect Orders

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.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
25,000 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Orthoptera 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Orthoptera
Filter Results8 entries

Cricket

Orthoptera

Desert Locust

Orthoptera

Grasshopper

Orthoptera

House cricket

Orthoptera

Katydid

Orthoptera

Mole Cricket

Orthoptera

Rainbow Grasshopper

Orthoptera

Weta

Orthoptera
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Cricket, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Desert Locust, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Grasshopper, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
House cricket, Species
Source Wikidata: House cricket
Katydid, Species
Source Wikidata: Katydid
Mole Cricket, Species
Source Catalogue of Life
Rainbow Grasshopper, Species
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
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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, Lead
Quote, 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,
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Weta, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Weta, Taxon record
"order": "Orthoptera"
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