List of Orthoptera of Tasmania
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This is a list of all Orthoptera that have been recorded in the Australian state of Tasmania, which includes the main island of Tasmania and smaller outlying islands.
The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:
(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Tasmania.
(PN) Possibly Native - a species that occurs in nearby eastern Australia, but has insufficient data to determine if Tasmania is part of its native range.
(I) Introduced - an exotic species that has established a breeding population.
(V) Vagrant - a rare individual outside of its typical range.
Family Acrididae
Subfamily Catantopinae
- Australian wingless grasshopper (Phaulacridium vittatum)
- Tasmanian grasshopper (Tasmaniacris tasmaniensis) (E)
Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae
Subfamily Oedipodinae
- Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)
- Yellow-winged locust (Gastrimargus musicus)
- Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
Family Gryllidae
Subfamily Gryllinae
Family Mogoplistidae
Subfamily Mogoplistinae
Family Trigonidiidae
Subfamily Nemobiinae
Subfamily Trigonidiinae
Family Gryllotalpidae
Subfamily Gryllotalpinae
Family Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily Macropathinae
- Tasmanian cave cricket (Micropathus tasmaniensis) (E)
- Ranga cave cricket (Parvotettix rangaensis) (E)
- Craggy island cave cricket (Speleotettix craggiensis) (E)
- Tasmanoplectron isolatum (E)
Family Anostostomatidae
Subfamily Anostostomatinae
Undetermined subfamily (incertae sedis)
Family Gryllacrididae
Subfamily Gryllacridinae
Family Tettigoniidae
Subfamily Conocephalinae
- Whitish meadow katydid (Conocephalus albescens)
- Small meadow katydid (Conocephalus bilineatus)
- Blackish meadow katydid (Conocephalus semivittatus)