List of Orthoptera of Florida
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This is a list of all Orthoptera species that have been recorded in the U.S. state of Florida.
The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:
(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Florida.
(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 Cyrtacanthacridinae
- American bird grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)
- Rosemary grasshopper (Schistocerca ceratiola) (E)
Subfamily Gomphocerinae
- Long-headed toothpick grasshopper (Achurum carinatum)
- Brown winter grasshopper (Amblytropidia mysteca)
- Spotted-wing grasshopper (Orphulella pelidna)
- Orphulella punctata (I)
Subfamily Melanoplinae
Subfamily Oedipodinae
- Southern yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia granulata)
- Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia xanthoptera)
- Southern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga australior)
- Northern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
- Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
- Seaside grasshopper (Trimerotropis maritima)
Family Romaleidae
Subfamily Romaleinae
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)
- Japanese burrowing cricket (Velarifictorus micado) (I)
Family Mogoplistidae
Subfamily Mogoplistinae
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
- Big Pine Key conehead katydid (Belocephalus micanopy) (E)
- Palmetto conehead katydid (Belocephalus sabalis)
- Keys short-winged conehead katydid (Belocephalus sleighti) (E)
- Cattail conehead katydid (Bucrates malivolans)
- Seashore meadow katydid (Conocephalus aigialus) (E)
- Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
- Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
- Saltmarsh meadow katydid (Conocephalus spartinae)
Subfamily Phaneropterinae
- Clicker round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha alexanderi)
- Sandhill virtuoso katydid (Amblycorypha arenicola)
- Bartram's round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha bartrami)
- Carinate katydid (Amblycorypha carinata)
- Florida oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha floridana)
- Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia)
- Rattler round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha rotundifolia)
- Eastern thread-legged katydid (Arethaea phalangium)
- Southeastern bush katydid (Scudderia cuneata)
- Giant katydid (Stilpnochlora couloniana)
- Narrow-beaked katydid (Turpilia rostrata)