A guide to the Roaches & Termites (Order Blattodea), Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Order Orthoptera), Mantises (Order Mantodea), and Stick Insects (Order Phasmida) of Austin and Travis County, TX; USA

This guide includes the roaches, termites, grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, mantises and stick insects of Austin and Travis County, TX.

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Taxonomy
« Back To Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Allies Suborder Caelifera
- Grasshoppers Infraorder Acrididea
  - 34 Short-horned Grasshoppers and Locusts Superfamily Acridoidea
  - 3 Pygmy Grasshoppers Superfamily Tetrigoidea

Pallid-winged Grasshopper ¹
Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Gray Bird Grasshopper ²
Schistocerca nitens

Differential Grasshopper ³
Melanoplus differentialis

Obscure Bird Grasshopper ⁴
Schistocerca obscura

Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper ⁵
Leptysma marginicollis

American Bird Grasshopper ⁶
Schistocerca americana

Wrinkled Grasshopper ⁷
Hippiscus ocelote

Carolina Grasshopper ⁸
Dissosteira carolina

Green-striped Grasshopper ⁹
Chortophaga viridifasciata

Plebeian Short-wing Grasshopper ¹⁰
Melanoplus plebejus

Admirable Grasshopper ³
Syrbula admirabilis

Two-striped Mermiria ¹⁰
Mermiria bivittata

Short-winged Green Grasshopper ¹⁰
Dichromorpha viridis

Mexican Pygmy Grasshopper ¹⁰
Paratettix mexicanus

Aztec Pygmy Grasshopper ¹¹
Paratettix aztecus

Ridgeback Grasshopper ¹²
Spharagemon cristatum

Lichen Grasshopper ⁹
Trimerotropis saxatilis

Spotted Bird Grasshopper ¹⁰
Schistocerca lineata

Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshopper ¹⁰
Melanoplus ponderosus

Three-banded Grasshopper ¹⁰
Hadrotettix trifasciatus

Aztec Grasshopper ¹³
Lactista azteca

Aztec Spur-throated Grasshopper ¹⁴
Aidemona azteca

Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper ¹⁵
Tettigidea lateralis

Brown Winter Grasshopper ¹⁶
Amblytropidia mysteca

Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper ¹⁰
Arphia simplex

Prairie Boopie ¹⁰
Boopedon gracile

Showy Grasshopper ¹⁷
Hesperotettix speciosus

Hippopedon capito ¹⁰

Dallas Short-wing Grasshopper ¹⁴
Melanoplus flabellatus

Glaucus-legged Spur-throat Grasshopper ¹⁰
Melanoplus glaucipes

Texas Mermiria ¹⁸
Mermiria texana

Pard Grasshopper
Metator pardalinus

Mischievous Bird Grasshopper ¹⁵
Schistocerca damnifica

Montezuma's Grasshopper ¹⁹
Syrbula montezuma

Red-shanked Grasshopper ²⁰
Xanthippus corallipes

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper ²¹
Romalea microptera

Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper ¹⁶
Nebulatettix subgracilis

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A guide to the Roaches & Termites (Order Blattodea), Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Order Orthoptera), Mantises (Order Mantodea), and Stick Insects (Order Phasmida) of Austin and Travis County, TX; USA

Pallid-winged Grasshopper 1 Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Gray Bird Grasshopper 2 Schistocerca nitens

Differential Grasshopper 3 Melanoplus differentialis

Obscure Bird Grasshopper 4 Schistocerca obscura

Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper 5 Leptysma marginicollis

American Bird Grasshopper 6 Schistocerca americana

Wrinkled Grasshopper 7 Hippiscus ocelote

Carolina Grasshopper 8 Dissosteira carolina

Green-striped Grasshopper 9 Chortophaga viridifasciata

Plebeian Short-wing Grasshopper 10 Melanoplus plebejus

Admirable Grasshopper 3 Syrbula admirabilis

Two-striped Mermiria 10 Mermiria bivittata

Short-winged Green Grasshopper 10 Dichromorpha viridis

Mexican Pygmy Grasshopper 10 Paratettix mexicanus

Aztec Pygmy Grasshopper 11 Paratettix aztecus

Ridgeback Grasshopper 12 Spharagemon cristatum

Lichen Grasshopper 9 Trimerotropis saxatilis

Spotted Bird Grasshopper 10 Schistocerca lineata

Ponderous Spur-throat Grasshopper 10 Melanoplus ponderosus

Three-banded Grasshopper 10 Hadrotettix trifasciatus

Aztec Grasshopper 13 Lactista azteca

Aztec Spur-throated Grasshopper 14 Aidemona azteca

Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper 15 Tettigidea lateralis

Brown Winter Grasshopper 16 Amblytropidia mysteca

Plains Yellow-winged Grasshopper 10 Arphia simplex

Prairie Boopie 10 Boopedon gracile

Showy Grasshopper 17 Hesperotettix speciosus

Hippopedon capito 10

Dallas Short-wing Grasshopper 14 Melanoplus flabellatus

Glaucus-legged Spur-throat Grasshopper 10 Melanoplus glaucipes

Texas Mermiria 18 Mermiria texana

Pard Grasshopper Metator pardalinus

Mischievous Bird Grasshopper 15 Schistocerca damnifica

Montezuma's Grasshopper 19 Syrbula montezuma

Red-shanked Grasshopper 20 Xanthippus corallipes

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper 21 Romalea microptera

Southwestern Dusky Grasshopper 16 Nebulatettix subgracilis