Ensifera
Encyclopedia
Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera
, comprising insect
s commonly known as cricket
s, katydids
and bush crickets
. "Ensifer" means "sword bearer" in Latin
, and refers to the typically elongated and blade-like ovipositor
of the females. The classification of the suborder was drastically revised in December 2005 by the Orthopterists' Society
.
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps...
, comprising insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s commonly known as cricket
Cricket (insect)
Crickets, family Gryllidae , are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets . They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets...
s, katydids
Tettigoniidae
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
and bush crickets
Tettigoniidae
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
. "Ensifer" means "sword bearer" in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, and refers to the typically elongated and blade-like ovipositor
Ovipositor
The ovipositor is an organ used by some animals for oviposition, i.e., the laying of eggs. It consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages formed to transmit the egg, to prepare a place for it, and to place it properly...
of the females. The classification of the suborder was drastically revised in December 2005 by the Orthopterists' Society
Orthopterists' Society
The Orthopterists' Society is an international scientific organization devoted to facilitating communication among those interested in Orthoptera and related organisms. The Society currently has 330 members from 43 countries on six continents...
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Classification
- Superfamily Grylloidea
- Gryllidae - true crickets
- Gryllotalpidae - mole crickets
- Mogoplistidae
- Myrmecophilidae - ant crickets
- Superfamily Hagloidea
- ProphalangopsidaeProphalangopsidae"Grig" redirects here. For the fictional Dungeons and Dragons creature, see Fey .Grigs are insects belonging to the orthopteran family Prophalangopsidae...
- Prophalangopsidae
- Superfamily Rhaphidophoroidea
- RhaphidophoridaeRhaphidophoridaeThe orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae includes the cave wetas, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets and sand treaders, of the suborder Ensifera; in some regions, such as Missouri and Virginia, these crickets are referred to as "Cricket Spiders"...
- camel crickets, cave crickets, cave wetas
- Rhaphidophoridae
- Superfamily Schizodactyloidea
- SchizodactylidaeSchizodactylidaeSchizodactylidae is a family of orthopteran insects found in Asia and Africa, known as dune crickets or splay-footed crickets. They are usually found in desert and sandy areas. Some species are believed to be predatory. Detailed study has been investigated for one of the member of Schizodactylidae,...
- dune crickets
- Schizodactylidae
- Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea
- AnostostomatidaeAnostostomatidaeAnostostomatidae is a family in the order Orthoptera. It is sometimes referred to as Mimnermidae or Henicidae in some taxonomies, and common names include King crickets in South Africa, and wetas in New Zealand. They are believed to be most closely related to the Jerusalem crickets of North America...
- wetas, king crickets - CooloolidaeCooloolidaeCooloola is a genus of ensiferan orthopterans. It is the only genus in the family Cooloolidae of the superfamily Gryllacridoidea.Four species are known from this family, all endemic to Queensland, Australia...
- GryllacrididaeGryllacrididaeGryllacrididae are a family of non-jumping cricket-like insects occurring worldwide, known commonly as "leaf-rolling crickets" or "raspy crickets". The family historically has been broadly defined to include what are presently several other families, such as Stenopelmatidae and Rhaphidophoridae ,...
- leaf-rolling crickets - Stenopelmatidae - Jerusalem crickets
- Anostostomatidae
- Superfamily Tettigonioidea
- TettigoniidaeTettigoniidaeThe family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
- katydids, koringkrieks
- Tettigoniidae