List of Orthoptera of Michigan

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

Michigan State University's 2003 publication The Orthoptera of Michigan listed a total of 137 species in seven families. Since this publication, two more introduced species have been recorded in the state.

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

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Michigan.

(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

• Michigan bog grasshopper (Appalachia arcana) (E)
• Post oak grasshopper (Dendrotettix quercus)
• Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
• Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
• Seaside grasshopper (Trimerotropis maritima)

Family Gryllidae

Subfamily Gryllinae

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

Family Oecanthidae

Subfamily Oecanthinae

• Tamarack tree cricket (Oecanthus laricis)

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

• Divergent camel cricket (Ceuthophilus divergens)
• Spotted camel cricket (Ceuthophilus maculatus)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
• Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
• Prairie meadow katydid (Conocephalus saltans)

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

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