List of Orthoptera of the Canary Islands

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A list of Orthoptera found in 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 the Canary Islands.

(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

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

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

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

Subfamily Gomphocerinae

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

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Slender green-winged grasshopper (Aiolopus thalassinus)
• Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria); langosta migratoria

Family Pamphagidae

Subfamily Pamphaginae

• Gomera stick grasshopper (Acrostira bellamyi); cigarrón palo gomero (E)
• Palma stick grasshopper (Acrostira euphorbiae); cigarrón palo palmero (E)

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

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

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

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Mediterranean katydid (Phaneroptera nana); saltamontes verde meridional

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• Brown-spotted bush-cricket (Tessellana tessellata); grillo de matorral