Class Hexapoda

Order: Orthoptera Common Name--Grashoppers, Katydids and Crickets An Interactive key to Katydids of LaSelva, Costa Rica Site has an interactive key which the user can browse to identify species; deals with Neotropical fauna; has a labeled diagram of a katydid and photos of real specimens; links to other Orthoptera sites. Grasshoppers and Crickets (Orthoptera) Information on grasshoppers and crickets; includes taxonomy links to other information including how to care for crickets The Katydid Body Labeled diagram of katydid body Interview the Scientist Dr. David Nickle, Smithsonian entomologist, discusses his interest in katydids and suggests things students can do to study these insects Checklist of Michigan Orthopteroids List of common and scientific names for locusts, cockroaches, and mantises in the Michigan area Chinese Cricket Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Entomology in China Contains information on the importance of crickets in Chinese culture throughout history Orthoptera General information on Orthoptera and their taxonomy