Order

Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)

Melanoplus devastator. Photo: (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Orthoptera is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts and crickets, including closely related insects such as the katydids and wetas. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)
        Suborder: Ensifera (Katydids, crickets, and allies) (12)
        Suborder: Caelifera (Grasshoppers, locusts, and allies) (15)

Subtaxa

Suborder: Ensifera (Katydids, crickets, and allies)

Suborder: Caelifera (Grasshoppers, locusts, and allies)

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