List of Orthoptera of New Mexico
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This is a list of all Orthoptera species that have been recorded in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:
(E) Endemic - a species endemic to New Mexico.
(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.
Family Acrididae
Subfamily Copiocerinae
Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae
- White-lined bird grasshopper (Schistocerca albolineata)
- Spotted bird grasshopper (Schistocerca lineata)
- Gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)
- Obscure bird grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura)
- Green bird grasshopper (Schistocerca shoshone)
Subfamily Gomphocerinae
- Slender range grasshopper (Acantherus piperatus)
- Sumichrast toothpick grasshopper (Achurum sumichrasti)
- Club-horned grasshopper (Aeropedellus clavatus)
- White-whiskered grasshopper (Ageneotettix deorum)
- Ageneotettix salutator
- Brown winter grasshopper (Amblytropidia mysteca)
- Striped grasshopper (Amphitornus coloradus)
- Big-headed grasshopper (Aulocara elliotti)
- White cross grasshopper (Aulocara femoratum)
- Yellow-belly boopie (Boopedon flaviventris)
- Ebony grasshopper (Boopedon nubilum)
- Creosote bush grasshopper (Bootettix argentatus)
- Thomas' broad-winged grasshopper (Chloealtis abdominalis)
- Cream grasshopper (Cibolacris parviceps)
- Crenulated winged grasshopper (Cordillacris crenulata)
- Western spotted-winged grasshopper (Cordillacris occipitalis)
- Velvet-striped grasshopper (Eritettix simplex)
- Rufous grasshopper (Heliaula rufa)
- Ash-gray range grasshopper (Horesidotes cinereus)
- Pecos clicker grasshopper (Ligurotettix planum)
- Marsh meadow grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus curtipennis)
- Montezuma's grasshopper (Syrbula montezuma)
Subfamily Leptysminae
Subfamily Melanoplinae
- Narrow-winged saltbush grasshopper (Aeoloplides tenuipennis)
- Aztec spur-throated grasshopper (Aidemona azteca)
- Atascosa gem grasshopper (Aztecacris gloriosa)
- Humphrey's grasshopper (Barytettix humphreysii)
- Slow mountain grasshopper (Bradynotes obesa)
- Huachuca grasshopper (Conalcaea huachucana)
- Pictured grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor)
- Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
- Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
- San Francisco short-wing grasshopper (Melanoplus franciscanus)
- Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes)
- Large-headed grasshopper (Phoetaliotes nebrascensis)
Subfamily Oedipodinae
- Alkali grasshopper (Anconia integra)
- Speckled rangeland grasshopper (Arphia conspersa)
- Red-winged grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana)
- Clear-winged grasshopper (Camnula pellucida)
- Northern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
- Carlinian snapper grasshopper (Circotettix carlinianus)
- Coconino wrangler grasshopper (Circotettix coconino)
- Ridged grasshopper (Conozoa carinata)
- White-lined grasshopper (Conozoa rebellis)
- Groove-headed grasshopper (Conozoa sulcifrons)
- Cristate grasshopper (Conozoa texana)
- Pronotal range grasshopper (Cratypedes neglectus)
- Hayden's grasshopper (Derotmema haydenii)
- Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
- Dusky grasshopper (Encoptolophus costalis)
- Clouded grasshopper (Encoptolophus sordidus)
- Magnificent grasshopper (Hadrotettix magnificus)
- Wrinkled grasshopper (Hippiscus ocelote)
- Aztec grasshopper (Lactista aztecus)
- Pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis)
- Modest grasshopper (Trimerotropis modesta)
Family Romaleidae
Subfamily Romaleinae
Family Eumastacidae
Subfamily Morseinae
Family Tanaoceridae
Subfamily Tanaocerinae
Family Tetrigidae
Subfamily Tetriginae
Undetermined subfamily (incertae sedis)
Family Tridactylidae
Subfamily Tridactylinae
Family Gryllidae
Subfamily Gryllinae
- Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) (I)
- Arizona cricket (Gryllita arizonae)
- Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) (I)
- Armed field cricket (Gryllus armatus)
- Western trilling cricket (Gryllus integer)
- Arboreal desert field cricket (Gryllus lightfooti)
- Long-cercus field cricket (Gryllus longicercus)
- Badlands cricket (Gryllus personatus)
- Spring field cricket (Gryllus veletis)
- Western striped cricket (Miogryllus lineatus)
Family Mogoplistidae
Subfamily Mogoplistinae
Family Oecanthidae
Subfamily Oecanthinae
Family Trigonidiidae
Subfamily Nemobiinae
Subfamily Trigonidiinae
Family Myrmecophilidae
Subfamily Myrmecophilinae
Family Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily Ceuthophilinae
Family Stenopelmatidae
Subfamily Stenopelmatinae
- Southern Arizona Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus grayi)
- Navajo Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus navajo)
Family Tettigoniidae
Subfamily Conocephalinae
- Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
- Straight-lanced meadow katydid (Conocephalus strictus)
- Broad-tipped conehead katydid (Neoconocephalus triops)
- Arizona meadow katydid (Orchelimum unispina)
Subfamily Phaneropterinae
- Big Bend oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha insolita)
- Carita thread-legged katydid (Arethaea carita)
- Thin-footed thread-legged katydid (Arethaea gracilipes)
- Poling's thread-legged katydid (Arethaea polingi)
- Sellate thread-legged katydid (Arethaea sellata)
- Elegant bush katydid (Insara elegans)
- California angle-winged katydid (Microcentrum californicum)
- Southwestern angle-wing katydid (Microcentrum latifrons)
- Greater angle-wing katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium)
- Common short-winged katydid (Obolopteryx brevihastata)
- Mexican bush katydid (Scudderia mexicana)
Subfamily Tettigoniinae
- Mormon cricket (Anabrus simplex)
- Arizona longwing katydid (Capnobotes arizonensis)
- Sooty longwing katydid (Capnobotes fuliginosus)
- Western longwing katydid (Capnobotes occidentalis)
- Ball's shieldback katydid (Eremopedes balli)