Order

Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)

Paratettix mexicanus. Photo: (c) Karl Kroeker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

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)

Where in Humboldt

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