List of Orthoptera of Taiwan

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A list of Orthoptera found in Taiwan.

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

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Taiwan.

(PN) Possibly Native - a species that occurs elsewhere in East Asia, but has insufficient data to determine if Taiwan is part of its native range.

(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 Acridinae

• Taiwan cone-headed grasshopper (Acrida formosana) (E)
• Turret cone-headed grasshopper (Acrida turrita)
• Silent slant-faced grasshopper (Phlaeoba infumata)

Subfamily Catantopinae

• Stenocatantops cornelii

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• Cotton locust (Chondracris rosea)
• Bombay locust (Patanga succincta)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Slender green-winged grasshopper (Aiolopus thalassinus)
• Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu)
• Gastrimargus marmoratus
• Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
• Carinate locust (Trilophidia annulata)

Subfamily Oxyinae

• Gesonula punctifrons
• Chinese rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis)
• Oxya intricata
• Japanese rice grasshopper (Oxya japonica)

Family Pyrgomorphidae

Subfamily Pyrgomorphinae

• Pink-winged grasshopper (Atractomorpha sinensis)

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) (PN)
• Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) (PN)
• Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
• Emma field cricket (Teleogryllus emma)
• Japanese burrowing cricket (Velarifictorus micado)

Subfamily Landrevinae

• Jorama kotoshoensis (E)

Family Mogoplistidae

Subfamily Mogoplistinae

• Ornebius bimaculatus

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Trigonidiinae

• Gold bell cricket (Svistella bifasciata)
• Common trig (Trigonidium cicindeloides)

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• Formosan mole cricket (Gryllotalpa formosana) (E)
• Oriental mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• Spotted meadow katydid (Conocephalus maculatus)
• Black-kneed meadow katydid (Conocephalus melaenus)
• Irritating grasshopper (Euconocephalus nasutus)

Subfamily Mecopodinae

• Malaysian bush-cricket (Mecopoda elongata)

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Pacific Ducetia katydid (Ducetia japonica)
• Narrow-winged katydid (Elimaea punctifera)