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Orthoptera Species File


 

The Orthoptera Species File is a taxonomic database of the world's Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets), both living and fossil. It has full synonymic and taxonomic information for more than 25,990 valid species, 43,140 scientific names, 179,600 citations to 12,400 references, 75,600 images, 480 sound recordings, 86,100 specimen records, and keys to 2,870 taxa.

To see information contained in the database, use the links across the top of the page.  Click on Search to find a specific taxon or other kinds of information.  Clicking on Taxa will make the SF Apex your current taxon unless you have previously moved to a different taxon in this session.

This website and database use Species File Software.  Information about the design and use of SFS may be found on a separate website.

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Please send comments and questions about the database and its development to the Website Curator (send mail).  When referencing this website, please use the following format:  Website Curator Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. [retrieval date]. <http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org>.  Use http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org to bookmark this website.


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