List of Orthoptera of Spain

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A list of Orthoptera found in mainland Spain and the nearby Balearic Islands.

For the Canary Islands, see List of Orthoptera of the Canary Islands.

If applicable, Spanish common names are listed in italics.

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

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to mainland Spain or the Balearic Islands.

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

(V) Vagrant - a rare individual outside of its typical range.

Family Acrididae

Subfamily Acridinae

• Splendid cone-headed grasshopper (Truxalis nasuta); saltamontes narigudo

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium); langosta egipcia
• Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria); langosta del desierto

Subfamily Eyprepocnemidinae

• Lamenting grasshopper (Eyprepocnemis plorans); saltamontes llorón
• Mediterranean splendid grasshopper (Heteracris littoralis)

Subfamily Gomphocerinae

• Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus); langosta mediterránea, langosta marroquí

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria); langosta migratoria
• Blue-winged grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens); saltamontes de alas azules

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus); grillo doméstico
• Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus); grillo de dos puntos, grillo de campo africano, grillo de campo mediterráneo
• European field cricket (Gryllus campestris); grillo campestre, grillo común

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• African mole cricket (Gryllotalpa africana); grillo topo africano

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Bradyporinae

• Sierra Nevadan saddle bush-cricket (Baetica ustulata); chicharra de Sierra Nevada (E)
• Andalusian saddle bush-cricket (Steropleurus andalusius); chicharra alicorta, grillo verde

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Mediterranean katydid (Phaneroptera nana); saltamontes verde meridional

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• Brown-spotted bush-cricket (Tessellana tessellata); grillo de matorral
• Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima); saltamontes verde común, langosta verde