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...
- This is a list of Orthoptera found in the wild of the Korean Peninsula and surrounding islands. Most of grylloblattids are unrecorded or unidentified species...
- The Caelifera have a predominantly tropical distribution (as with most Orthoptera) with fewer species known from temperate climate zones. Caelifera are...
- 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...
- Hetaira is a genus of Central and South American bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. *Orthoptera Species File (September 2, 2011) v t e...
- Austracris is a genus of Orthoptera: Caeliferan insect in the family Acrididae: subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae. It includes an Australian pest, the spur-throated...
- punga in Māori) are large by insect standards. They are heavy herbivorous Orthoptera with a body length of up to 100 mm (3.9 in), excluding their long legs...
- crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (gr****hoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied...
- suborder Caelifera (gr****hoppers and their allies) make up the order Orthoptera. Ensifera is believed to be a more ancient group than Caelifera, with...
- Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Saga Charpentier, 1825". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018. Cigliano, M. M...