List of Orthoptera of Kentucky

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This is a list of all Orthoptera species that have been recorded in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence:

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Kentucky.

(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)

Subfamily Melanoplinae

• Post oak grasshopper (Dendrotettix quercus)
• Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
• Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Sulphur-winged grasshopper (Arphia sulphurea)
• Northern green-striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
• Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

• Common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) (I)
• Japanese burrowing cricket (Velarifictorus micado) (I)

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Nemobiinae

• Carolina ground cricket (Eunemobius carolinus)

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• Northern mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla)

Family Myrmecophilidae

Subfamily Myrmecophilinae

• Eastern ant cricket (Myrmecophilus pergandei)

Family Rhaphidophoridae

Subfamily Aemodogryllinae

• Japanese camel cricket (Diestrammena japanica) (I)
• Greenhouse camel cricket (Tachycines asynamorus) (I)

Subfamily Ceuthophilinae

• Black-sided camel cricket (Ceuthophilus latens)
• Spotted camel cricket (Ceuthophilus maculatus)
• Kentucky cave cricket (Ceuthophilus stygius)
• Mammoth cave cricket (Hadenoecus subterraneus) (E)

Family Gryllacrididae

Subfamily Gryllacridinae

• Carolina leaf-rolling cricket (Camptonotus carolinensis)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
• Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
• Black-sided meadow katydid (Conocephalus nigropleurum)
• Prairie meadow katydid (Conocephalus saltans)
• Straight-lanced meadow katydid (Conocephalus strictus)

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Clicker round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha alexanderi)
• Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia)
• Rattler round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha rotundifolia)

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• American shieldback katydid (Atlanticus americanus)