(grasshoppers, crickets, katydids) ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids)
Hexapod Orders Orthoptera Ortho - straight, ptera - wing Number of Species 22,000 Common names Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, katydids Typical habitats - vegetation, worldwide Distinguishing characteristics ovipositor saltatorial hind legs Other features -first group to use sound in communication
Characteristics of Orthoptera 1. Chewing Mouthparts 2. Saltatorial Hind Legs
Two Suborders of Orthoptera 1. Caelifera - Grasshoppers diurnal, jumping short antennae terrestrial (not arboreal) 2. Ensifera - katydids, crickets nocturnal, walking long antennae arboreal
Economic Importance
Sound Production Caelifera
Sound Production Ensifera
Sound Production Ensifera file scraper sound radiation
Sound Reception Ensifera Caelifera
Orthoptera - Camouflage Caelifera
Orthoptera - Camouflage Ensifera
Some representative Orthoptera Ensifera Stenopalmatidae - Jerusalem cricket & wetas Tettigoniidae - katydids
Some representative Orthoptera Ensifera Hagloidea - grigs, Cyphoderris Gryllidae - crickets, mole crickets