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Checklist of the Orthopteroid Orders of Oklahoma


The following list contains 246 species and subspecies of orthopteroid insects that have been reported to occur in Oklahoma. There are 215 true Orthoptera plus 19 species of cockroaches, 4 species of mantids and 8 species of walkingsticks. The entries are in alphabetical order under the next highest catagory. Corrections, additions, comments, and/or reprints would be very welcome please contact:

Don Arnold
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Oklahoma State University
127 NRC
Stillwater, OK 74078
Tel: (405) 744-9397
e-mail don.arnold@okstate.edu .


Checklist and Bibliography of Oklahoma Orthopteroid Orders:

Blattaria - Cockroaches

Mantodea - Mantids

Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids

Phasmida - Walkingsticks and Leaf Insects