List of Orthoptera of Texas

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

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

(E) Endemic - a species endemic to Texas.

(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 Copiocerinae

• Gray creosotebush grasshopper (Clematodes larreae)

Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae

• American bird grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)

Subfamily Gomphocerinae

• Slender range grasshopper (Acantherus piperatus)
• Long-headed toothpick grasshopper (Achurum carinatum)
• Sumichrast toothpick grasshopper (Achurum sumichrasti)
• Brown winter grasshopper (Amblytropidia mysteca)
• Spotted-wing grasshopper (Orphulella pelidna)

Subfamily Leptysminae

• Cattail toothpick grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis)

Subfamily Melanoplinae

• Turnbull’s grasshopper (Aeoloplides turnbulli)
• Aztec spur-throated grasshopper (Aidemona azteca)
• Snakeweed grasshopper (Hesperotettix viridis)
• Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
• Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes)
• Large-headed grasshopper (Phoetaliotes nebrascensis)

Subfamily Oedipodinae

• Southern yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia granulata)
• Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper (Arphia xanthoptera)
• Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
• Seaside grasshopper (Trimerotropis maritima)

Family Romaleidae

Subfamily Romaleinae

• Eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera)

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

• Slosson's scaly cricket (Cycloptilum slossoni)
• Forest scaly cricket (Cycloptilum trigonipalpum)

Family Trigonidiidae

Subfamily Nemobiinae

• Southern ground cricket (Allonemobius socius)

Family Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily Gryllotalpinae

• Northern mole cricket (Neocurtilla hexadactyla)

Subfamily Scapteriscinae

• Lesser short-winged mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus) (I)
• Southern mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus borellii) (I)
• Tawny mole cricket (Neoscapteriscus vicinus) (I)

Family Rhaphidophoridae

Subfamily Ceuthophilinae

• Texas cave cricket (Ceuthophilus secretus) (E)

Family Gryllacrididae

Subfamily Gryllacridinae

• Carolina leaf-rolling cricket (Camptonotus carolinensis)

Family Tettigoniidae

Subfamily Conocephalinae

• Cattail conehead katydid (Bucrates malivolans)
• Short-winged meadow katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)
• Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus)
• Saltmarsh meadow katydid (Conocephalus spartinae)

Subfamily Phaneropterinae

• Carinate katydid (Amblycorypha carinata)
• Florida oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha floridana)
• Texas false katydid (Amblycorypha huasteca)
• Big Bend oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha insolita)
• Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia)
• Western round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha parvipennis)
• Rattler round-winged katydid (Amblycorypha rotundifolia)
• Eastern thread-legged katydid (Arethaea phalangium)
• Southeastern bush katydid (Scudderia cuneata)
• Texas bush katydid (Scudderia texensis)

Subfamily Tettigoniinae

• Robust shieldback katydid (Atlanticus gibbosus)
• Pediodectes monahansensis (E)