Order orthroptera

Orthoptera is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts and crickets, including closely related insects such as the katydids and wetas. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – grasshoppers, locusts and close relatives; and Ensifera – crickets and close relatives.

1. ORDER :- ORTHOPTERA Course no. AENT – 5121 Course code – Fundamentals of Entomology II Prepared by, Navneet Mahant Dept. of Agril . Entomology BHARTIYA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, PULGAON, DURG (C.G) – 491001 Affiliated to Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya , Raipur (C.G)

2. Orthoptera Et y molo g y : Ortho – straight; ptera – wing Example : Grasshoppers , Locust, katydid, Cricket , Mole cricket

3. General character Medium to large sized insect. Antenna is filiform . Mouthparts are mandibulate. Prothorax is large. Pronotum is curved, ventrally covering the pleural region. Hind legs are saltatorial. Forewing is leathery, thickened and known as tegmina. They are capable of bending without breaking. Hind wing are membranous with large anal area. The are folded by longitudinal pleats between veins and kept beneath the tegmina.

4. Cont... Cerci are short and un-segmented. Ovipositor is well developed in female. In many orthoptera is newly hatched first instars nymphs are covered by loose cuticle and are called pronymphs. Wing pads of nymphs undergo reversal during development. Specialised stridulatory (sound-producing) and auditory (hearing) organs are present.

5. Suborder : Caelifera Family : (1) Acrididae Suborder : Ensifera Family : ( 1) Tettigonidae Ex. Long horned grasshopper ( 2 ) Gryll i d a e Ex. Crickets (3) Gryllotalpidae Ex. Mole crickets Example:- Short horned grasshopper

6. Difference between Caelifera and Ensifera Caelifera Ensifera 1. Antenna is short with less than 30 segments. Antenna is long with more than 30 segments. 2. Tympanum is found on the lateral side of the first abdominal segment. Tympanum is fund on the the foretibia. 3. Vision and hearing acute Tactile respones is well developed. 4. Mandibles are specialized for consuming monocot foliage Feed on dicot plants 5 . Diurnal Nocturnal 6. Rely on jumping to escape from predators Rely on crypsis 7. Eggs are laid in groups in soil inside shallow burrows. Eggs are singly inserted into plant tissue or soil.

7. Family : Acrididae Antennae is short. Tarsus is 3 segmented. Ovipositor is short and horny. Tympanum is located one on either side of the first abdominal segment. Sound is produced by femoro – alary mechanism. eg. Short horned grasshopper and locust.

8. Family :Tettigonidae Antennae is long, slender as long as or longer than the body. Tarsus is four segmented. Ovipositor is sword like. Auditory organs are in fore tibiae. In each fore tibiae a pair of tympanums present. Sound production is alary type. Eg: long horned grasshopper, Katydids, bush crickets.

9. Family : Gryllidae Tarsus is four segmented. Ovipositor is slender and needle like. Forewing are abruptly bent down to cover the sides of body. Hind wings are acuminate. Cerci are long and un-segmented. Auditory and stridulatory organs are similar to the long horned grasshopper. The produce a shrill chirping noise during night. Eg: Gryllus spp .

10. Family :Gryllotalpidae They are brown coloured insects found inside the burrow. Eyes are reduced. Pronotum is elongated, ovate and rounded posterior. Forelegs are fossorial. Tibiae are expanded. hind wing are extended beyond the tegmina as a pair of processes. Special stridulatory organs are absent. A pair of tympanum is found under surface of the tibiae. Ovipositor is vestigial . Example:- M ole crickets.

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