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Orthoptera (from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) 'straight' and πτερά (pterá) 'wings') is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā.
Based on the interpretations of this poem and entomological analyses, this "zhongsi" is very likely a migratory locust. The size of the locust on the Jadeite Cabbage is too small to be identified as a migratory locust. However, this "katydid" is definitely a Chinese bush cricket (Gampsocleis gratiosa) which is not the "zhongsi" of the Book of ...
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) [1] or bush crickets. [2] They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers ". [ 3 ] More than 8,000 species are known. [ 1 ]
The most common locust consumed in both Yemen and Morocco was the desert locust ... and it is called ḥanājir (katydids)." [31] [32] Ruling of ibn Attar Based on Rashi
Anabrus is a genus in the shield-backed katydid subfamily in the Tettigoniidae family, commonly called katydids, bush crickets, and previously "long-horned grasshoppers." Its common name , "Mormon cricket," is a misnomer: true crickets are of the family Gryllidae .
The term periodical cicada is commonly used to refer to any of the seven species of the genus Magicicada of eastern North America, the 13- and 17-year cicadas.They are called periodical because nearly all individuals in a local population are developmentally synchronized and emerge in the same year.
Acanthoplus discoidalis Koringkriek in Fish River Canyon. Acanthoplus discoidalis is a species in the Hetrodinae, a subfamily of the katydid family (Tettigoniidae).Like its closest relatives, Acanthoplus discoidalis variously bears common names such as armoured katydid, armoured ground cricket, armoured bush cricket, corn cricket, setotojane and koringkriek.
Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus) Antioch dunes shieldback katydid (Neduba extincta) Possibly extinct species. ... Zulu ambush katydid (Peringueyella zulu)