List of Orthoptera of Texas
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This is a list of all Orthoptera species that have been recorded in the U.S. state of Texas.
The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:
(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Texas.
(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
Subfamily Gomphocerinae
- Slender range grasshopper (Acantherus piperatus)
- Long-headed toothpick grasshopper (Achurum carinatum)
- Sumichrast toothpick grasshopper (Achurum sumichrasti)
- Texas point-head grasshopper (Acrolophitus maculipennis)
- Brown winter grasshopper (Amblytropidia mysteca)
- Striped grasshopper (Amphitornus coloradus)
- Big-headed grasshopper (Aulocara elliotti)
- White cross grasshopper (Aulocara femoratum)
- Short-winged boopie (Boopedon auriventris)
- Prairie boopie (Boopedon gracile)
- Ebony grasshopper (Boopedon nubilum)
- Samalayuca dune grasshopper (Cibolacris samalayucae)
- Crenulated winged grasshopper (Cordillacris crenulata)
- Western spotted-winged grasshopper (Cordillacris occipitalis)
- Elegant grasshopper (Dichromorpha elegans)
- Texas short-winged slant-face grasshopper (Eritettix abortivus) (E)
- Velvet-striped grasshopper (Eritettix simplex)
- Pecos clicker grasshopper (Ligurotettix planum)
- Two-striped mermiria grasshopper (Mermiria bivittata)
- Spotted-wing grasshopper (Orphulella pelidna)
Subfamily Leptysminae
Subfamily Melanoplinae
- Turnbull’s grasshopper (Aeoloplides turnbulli)
- Aztec spur-throated grasshopper (Aidemona azteca)
- Pictured grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor)
- Post oak grasshopper (Dendrotettix quercus)
- Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
- Cudweed grasshopper (Hypochlora alba)
- Arizona spur-throat grasshopper (Melanoplus arizonae)
- Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
- Striped sand grasshopper (Melanoplus foedus)
- Lakin grasshopper (Melanoplus lakinus)
- Melanoplus latus
- Flabellate grasshopper (Melanoplus occidentalis)
- Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes)
- Large-headed grasshopper (Phoetaliotes nebrascensis)
Subfamily Oedipodinae
- Speckled rangeland grasshopper (Arphia conspersa)
- Southern yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia granulata)
- Arphia pecos (E)
- Red-winged grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana)
- Plains yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia simplex)
- Sulphur-winged grasshopper (Arphia sulphurea)
- Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia xanthoptera)
- Southern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga australior)
- Northern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
- Cristate grasshopper (Conozoa texana)
- Hayden's grasshopper (Derotmema haydenii)
- Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
- High Plains grasshopper (Dissosteira longipennis)
- Dusky grasshopper (Encoptolophus costalis)
- Magnificent grasshopper (Hadrotettix magnificus)
- Threebanded grasshopper (Hadrotettix trifasciatus)
- Heliastus subroseus (E)
- Wrinkled grasshopper (Hippiscus ocelote)
- Apache grasshopper (Hippopedon capito)
- Aztec grasshopper (Lactista aztecus)
- Seaside grasshopper (Trimerotropis maritima)
Family Romaleidae
Subfamily Romaleinae
- Plains lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna)
- Horse lubber grasshopper (Romalea eques)
- Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera)
Family Gryllidae
Subfamily Gryllinae
- Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) (I)
- Common short-tailed cricket (Anurogryllus arboreus)
- Indies short-tailed cricket (Anurogryllus celerinictus)
- Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) (I)
- Jamaican field cricket (Gryllus assimilis) (I)
- Southern wood cricket (Gryllus fultoni)
- Western trilling cricket (Gryllus integer)
- Long-cercus field cricket (Gryllus longicercus)
- Southwest regular-trilling cricket (Gryllus regularis)
- Southeastern field cricket (Gryllus rubens)
- Texas field cricket (Gryllus texensis)
- Spring field cricket (Gryllus veletis)
- Japanese burrowing cricket (Velarifictorus micado) (I)
Family Mogoplistidae
Subfamily Mogoplistinae
- Syncopated scaly cricket (Cycloptilum comprehendens)
- Slosson's scaly cricket (Cycloptilum slossoni)
- Forest scaly cricket (Cycloptilum trigonipalpum)
Family Oecanthidae
Subfamily Oecanthinae
Subfamily Podoscirtinae
Family Trigonidiidae
Subfamily Nemobiinae
Subfamily Trigonidiinae
Family Gryllotalpidae
Subfamily Gryllotalpinae
Subfamily Scapteriscinae
- Lesser short-winged mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus) (I)
- Southern mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus borellii) (I)
- Tawny mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus vicinus) (I)
Family Myrmecophilidae
Subfamily Myrmecophilinae
Family Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily Ceuthophilinae
Family Gryllacrididae
Subfamily Gryllacridinae
Family Tettigoniidae
Subfamily Conocephalinae
- Cattail conehead katydid (Bucrates malivolans)
- Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
- Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
- Brownsville meadow katydid (Conocephalus resacensis) (E)
- Saltmarsh meadow katydid (Conocephalus spartinae)
- Straight-lanced meadow katydid (Conocephalus strictus)
- Common meadow katydid (Orchelimum vulgare)
Subfamily Phaneropterinae
- Carinate katydid (Amblycorypha carinata)
- Florida oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha floridana)
- Texas false katydid (Amblycorypha huasteca)
- Big Bend oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha insolita)
- Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia)
- Western round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha parvipennis)
- Rattler round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha rotundifolia)
- Prairie thread-legged katydid (Arethaea constricta)
- Thin-footed thread-legged katydid (Arethaea gracilipes)
- Stilt-walker katydid (Arethaea grallator)
- Eastern thread-legged katydid (Arethaea phalangium)
- Chihuahuan thread-legged katydid (Arethaea semialata)
- Elegant bush katydid (Insara elegans)
- Southeastern bush katydid (Scudderia cuneata)
- Texas bush katydid (Scudderia texensis)
Subfamily Tettigoniinae
- Robust shieldback katydid (Atlanticus gibbosus)
- Sooty longwing katydid (Capnobotes fuliginosus)
- Scudder's shieldback katydid (Eremopedes scudderi)
- Pediodectes monahansensis (E) [1]
References
- ↑ Stidham J (2025) A new species of katydid of the genus Pediodectes Rehn and Hebard (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Monahans Sandhills area of Western Texas (USA). Insecta Mundi, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1156.r3me8