Definition of Orthoptera. Meaning of Orthoptera. Synonyms of Orthoptera

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Definition of Orthoptera

Orthoptera
Insecta In*sec"ta, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae], opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n. 2. (Zo["o]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See Hexapoda. 3. (Zo["o]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined. Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees and ants; Diptera, as the common flies and gnats; Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions and hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon flies and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwings; Thysanura, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.

Meaning of Orthoptera from wikipedia

- Orthoptera (from Ancient Gr**** ὀρθός (orthós) 'straight' and πτερά (pterá) 'wings') is an order of insects that comprises the gr****hoppers, locusts, and...
- unidentified species. Orthoptera.speciesfile.org subspecies Atractomorpha sinensis sinensis Bolívar, 1905 Retrieved on July 12th 2014. Orthoptera.speciesfile.org...
- suborder Caelifera (gr****hoppers and their allies) make up the order Orthoptera. Ensifera is believed to be a more ancient group than Caelifera, with...
- Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16. Carbonell, C.S. (1986). "Revision of the Neotropical Genus Tropidacris (Orthoptera...
- of gr****hoppers in the order Orthoptera with over 11,000 species found on every continent except Antarctica. Orthoptera Species File includes the following...
- comprising the Orthoptera (gr****hoppers, crickets, etc.) and all other neopteran insects believed to be more closely related to Orthoptera than to any other...
- Retrieved 26 March 2025. "Orthoptera Species File - Pleioplectron auratum Hegg, Morgan-Richards & Trewick, 2019". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved...
- Lanista is a genus of African bush-crickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the subfamily Conocephalinae. Lanista affinis Bolívar, 1906 Lanista annulicornis...
- on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017. "About Orthoptera: Crickets and gr****hoppers". Orthoptera.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017...
- crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (gr****hoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied...