List of Orthoptera of California

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This is a list of all Orthoptera species that have been recorded in the U.S. state of California.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to California.

(I) Introduced - an exotic species that has established a breeding population.

(V) Vagrant - only known from rare individuals outside of their typical range and not established.

(PX) Possibly Extinct - a species that was last sighted decades ago and is likely extinct.

(X) Extinct - a species that has died out entirely.

Family Acrididae

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium) (I)
• Spotted bird grasshopper (Schistocerca lineata)
• Gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)
• Green bird grasshopper (Schistocerca shoshone)

Subfamily Gomphocerinae

• White-whiskered grasshopper (Ageneotettix deorum)
• Striped grasshopper (Amphitornus coloradus)
• Big-headed grasshopper (Aulocara elliotti)
• Ash-gray range grasshopper (Horesidotes cinereus)

Subfamily Leptysminae

• Cattail toothpick grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis)

Subfamily Melanoplinae

• California saltbush grasshopper (Aeoloplides californicus) (E)
• Northern Coast bush grasshopper (Aeoloplides fratercula) (E)
• Southern Coast bush grasshopper (Aeoloplides fuscipes)
• Pacific bush grasshopper (Hesperotettix pacificus)
• Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
• Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
• Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes)
• Large-headed grasshopper (Phoetaliotes nebrascensis)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Red-winged grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana)
• Chimarocephala californica (E)
• Rentz' meadow grasshopper (Chimarocephala elongata) (E)
• Painted meadow grasshopper (Chimarocephala pacifica)
• San Clemente grasshopper (Conozoa clementina) (E)
• California Central Valley grasshopper (Conozoa hyalina) (E) (X)
• San Nicolas grasshopper (Conozoa nicola) (E)
• Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
• Zayante band-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis) (E)
• Pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
• Topanga grasshopper (Trimerotropis topanga) (E)

Family Romaleidae

Subfamily Romaleinae

• Gray dragon lubber (Dracotettix monstrosus)
• Dusky dragon lubber grasshopper (Dracotettix plutonius)

Family Eumastacidae

• Chaparral monkey grasshopper (Morsea californica)
• Catalina monkey grasshopper (Morsea catalinae) (E)
• Island monkey grasshopper (Morsea islandica) (E)

Family Tanaoceridae

Subfamily Tanaocerinae

• Timberlake's desert long-horned grasshopper (Mohavacris timberlakei)
• Koebele's desert long-horned grasshopper (Tanaocerus koebelei)

Family Tetrigidae

Subfamily Tetriginae

• Mexican pygmy grasshopper (Clypeotettix mexicanus)
• Sierra pygmy grasshopper (Tetrix sierrana) (E)

Undetermined subfamily (incertae sedis)

• Aztec pygmy grasshopper (Teredorus aztecus)

Family Tridactylidae

Subfamily Tridactylinae

• Smaller sand cricket (Ellipes minuta)

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) (I)
• Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) (I)
• Variable field cricket (Gryllus lineaticeps)
• Western striped cricket (Miogryllus lineatus)

Family Mogoplistidae

Subfamily Mogoplistinae

• Distinctive scaly cricket (Cycloptilum distinctum)

Family Oecanthidae

Subfamily Oecanthinae

• Western tree cricket (Oecanthus californicus)

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Nemobiinae

• Carolina ground cricket (Eunemobius carolinus)
• California ground cricket (Neonemobius eurynotus) (E)

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• Western mole cricket (Gryllotalpa cultriger)

Family Myrmecophilidae

Subfamily Myrmecophilinae

• Mann’s ant cricket (Myrmecophilus manni)
• Oregon ant cricket (Myrmecophilus oregonensis)

Family Rhaphidophoridae

Subfamily Ceuthophilinae

• California camel cricket (Ceuthophilus californianus)
• San Diego camel cricket (Ceuthophilus hesperus)
• Inyo camel cricket (Ceuthophilus inyo)
• Farallon cave cricket (Farallonophilus cavernicolus) (E)
• Pacific camel cricket (Pristoceuthophilus pacificus)

Family Anostostomatidae

Subfamily Anostostomatinae

• Cnemotettix bifasciatus

Family Stenopelmatidae

Subfamily Stenopelmatinae

• PG&E Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus brockovichi) (E)
• Black-headed Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus nigrocapitatus) (E)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
• Pacific meadow katydid (Conocephalus occidentalis)
• San Diego meadow katydid (Conocephalus spinosus)
• Broad-tipped conehead katydid (Neoconocephalus triops)

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Elegant bush katydid (Insara elegans)
• California angle-winged katydid (Microcentrum californicum)
• Greater angle-wing katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
• Mediterranean katydid (Phaneroptera nana) (I)
• California chaparral katydid (Platylyra californica)
• Mexican bush katydid (Scudderia mexicana)

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• Sooty longwing katydid (Capnobotes fuliginosus)
• Chaparral shieldback katydid (Cyrtophyllicus chlorum) (E)
• Antioch Dunes shieldback katydid (Neduba extincta) (E) (X)