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Grasshoppers, Crickets & Allies
Order Orthoptera
determined by Rosser Garrison, Phd, unless otherwise noted
copyright September 2007
Note: The years listed for some species, represent the dates that specimens were actually collected.
Example: 1978-2002
This does not mean that they were not found before or after these dates.
Family Tetrigidae - Grouse Locust, or Pygmy Grasshopper Family
Paratettix mexicanus Saussure - Mexican Pygmy Grasshopper
Common in moist areas on level ground in N foothills
Mar.-Dec., 1988-1993
South Hills - no record
Family Eumastacidae - Monkey Grasshopper Family
Subfamily Morseinae
Morsea californica californica Scudder - Chaparral Monkey Grasshopper
determined by author
Rare at highest elevation of the N foothills
2 on 11/22/1988 at 1/4 mi. S of the jnct. of GMR & the N trailhead of LMM on the LMM; 1 on 9/22/2004 at the jnct. of GMR & the GRM, at black light.
South Hills - no record
Family Acrididae - Short-horned Grasshopper Family
Subfamily Gomphocerinae - Tooth-legged Grasshoppers
Ageneotettix deorum Scudder - White Whiskers Grasshopper
determined by author
Rare at highest elevations in the N foothills, 3 on 11/22/1998 at 1/4 mi. S of jnct. of GMR & N terminus of LMM on LMM.
South Hills - no record
Opeia obscura Thomas - Obscure Grasshopper
determined by author
Rare in N foothills, 1 on 6/16/2002 at 0.4 mi. NE of GRM on GMR, at black light
South Hills - no record
Psoloessa texanus Scudder 1875
Rare, 1 on 8/4/1994 at Salyer Nature Center at BDC, MG
South Hills - no record
Subfamily Oedipodinae - Band-winged Grasshoppers
Arphia conspersa ramona ? - Orange-winged Grasshopper
determined Dick Swinney
Rare in N foothills, 3 on 6/8/1996 at Brodiaea Reserve; 1 on 6/7/2005 at Brodiaea Reserve
South Hills - no record
Chimarocephala pacifica Thomas
Uncommon in natural areas, 1 on 3/20/1993 at BDC, FCT, rd. shoulder in grasses; 1 on 4/9/1993 in SHWA; 1 on March, 1994 at BDC, FCT; 1 on 4/14/1995 at SHWA; 1 on 4/13/2003 at Mystic Cnyn.
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus 1758
Rare in N foothills, 1 on 8/1/1994 at BDC, FCT, in roadside vegetation
South Hills - no record
Lactista gibosus Saussure
Fairly common in N foothills, occasional in urban areas, Feb.-Nov., 1933-2001
Leprus intermedius Saussure 1884 - Blue-winged Grasshopper
Rare, 1 on 9/5/1994 at jnct. of GMR & Boulder Springs Dr., under street light on pavement, 9:00 pm; 1 on; 6/26/2002 at BDDB; 1 on 6/17/2004 at 3 mi. NE of jnct. of GMR & LDC on Lower Monroe Mtwy.
South Hills - no record
Trimerotropis fontana Thomas
Rare, 1 on 9/1/1988 in LaVerne at Ramona Middle School, on asphalt; 1 on 6/17/2994 at 2 mi. NE of jnct. of GMR & LDC on LMM; 1 on 9/15/2004 in LaVerne at Ramona Middle School
South Hills - no record
Trimerotropis pallidipennis Burmeister - Pallid-winged Grasshopper
Abundant throughout in wild areas, uncommon in urban areas, Apr.-Dec., 1988-2007
Subfamily Melanoplinae - Spur-throated Grasshoppers
Melanoplus cinereus Scudder
Common in vacant lots with weedy plant species, grassy areas(not lawns), early regrowth in years following forest fires, July-Nov., 1988-1994
Melanoplus rileyanus Scudder
Uncommon, in similar habitats to M. cinereus, 1 on 11/19/1988 at BDC, FCT, in roadside vegetation; 1 on 7/3/1992 at NE corner of GMR & BDC rd., in coastal-sage scrub
South Hills - no record
Subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae - Migratory Bird Locusts
Schistocerca nitens nitens Thunberg - Vagrant Grasshopper
Common throughout, normally more common in residential areas, all year, 1986-2007
Family Tettigoniidae - Long-horned Grasshopper, or Katydid Family
Subfamily Phaneropterinae - Bush and Round-headed Katydids
Microcentrum californicum Gebard - California Anglel-winged Katydid
Common throughout, July-Oct., 1988-2004
Microcentrum rhombifolium Saussure - Broad-winged Katydid
Fairly Common throughout, Aug.-Sep., 1992-2006
Platylyra californica Scudder - California Chaparral Katydid
Rare in N foothills, 2 on 7/9/1991 at BDC, WC, at black light, 1 F retained by L.A. Co., Agri. Dept., Entomology Collection; 1 on 6/5/1997 in LDDB, net sweep in veg. near stream
South Hills - no record
Scudderia furcata Brunner - Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
Common throughout, July-Dec., 1988-2006
Subfamily Decticinae - Shield-backed Katydids
Anabrus simplex Haldeman - Mormon Cricket
determined by author
Rare, 1 on 11/22/1998 at 1/4 mi. S of jnct. of GMR & N end of LMM on LMM, on dirt, in late afternoon
Anteloplus sp.
determined by author
Rare in N area, 1 on 7/5/1992 at BDC, WC, at lights
South Hills - no record
Neduba carinata Walker - Carinated Shield-back Katydid
determined by author
Rare in N foothills, 1 on 6/16/2002 at BDDB, at black light
South Hills - no record
Neduba sp.
Neduba sp.
Neduba sp.
Ideostratus aequalis Scudder
Rare in N foothills, 1 on 8/5/1986 in BDC; 1 on 8/4/1992 at BDC, MG, at black light; 1 on 7/5/2003 at BDC, MG, at black light
South Hills - no record
Subfamily Stenopelmatinae - Jerusalem or Sand Crickets
Stenopelmatus sp. - Jerusalem Cricket, Chacos, Children of the Earth, locally they have been called “Patato Bugs”, but are not related to true bugs
The species have not yet been determined for our area
Common throughout in soil, under rocks & debris; sometimes found in gopher tunnels and burrows made by other animals
Subfamily Rhaphidophorinae
Tribe Gammarotettigini
Gammarotettix genitalis Caudell
Common in N foothills, Mar.-Apr., 1993-1997, on Quercus durata var. gabrielensis, on Alnus rhombifolia and general net sweep on vegetation
South Hills - no record
Tribe Ceuthophilini
Ceuthophilus californianus Scudder - California Camel Cricket
Fairly Common, Mar.-Apr., 1995-1996, in gopher (Thomomys bottae) tunnels and nests
South Hills - ?
Pristoceuthophilus sp.
Abundant in N foothills
South Hills - no record
Family Gryllidae - Cricket Family
Subfamily Myrmecophilinae - Ant-loving Crickets
determined by author
Myrmecophila oregonensis Bruner - West Coast Ant Cricket
North Hills - no record
Rare, 2 in Jan., 1997 at SHCP, in nest of Dusky-footed Wood Rat - Neotoma fuscipes
Subfamily Mogoplistinae - Scaly Crickets
Hoplosphyrum boreale Scudder - Western Brush Cricket
Fairly Common in N Foothills, Aug.-Nov., 1991-1993, under rocks, on the ground in leaf litter at night, on pavement at night
Subfamily Gryllinae - Field and House Crickets
Acheta domesticus Linnaeus - European House Cricket
determined by author
Rare, 1 on 8/23/2006 in BDDB, at black light
South Hills - no record
Grillodes sigillatus (Walker) - Tropical House Cricket, Indian House Cricket
determined by author
Abundant in residential areas, naturalized from the tropics, all year, first collected in Glendora on 9/7/1993
Gryllus sp. - Field Crickets
The species are very similar and may be distinguished only by examining highly technical features, no adequate identification key has been published.
Subfamily Nemobiinae - Ground Cricket
Nemobius sp.
Rare, N foothills, 2 on 8/11/1992 at BDC,WC (1 on ground at night, 1 at black light)
South Hills - no record
Nemobius sp.
Rare, N foothills, 2 on 9/9/2004 at BDDB, at black light; 1 on 7/15 & 20/2004 at APU,WC, at lights
South Hills - no record
Subfamily Oecanthinae - White Tree Cricket
Oecanthus sp.
Abundant throughout, July-Oct., 1988-2006, at lights, black light, nectarine tree, Coffee Berry Bush - Rhamnus californicus, Coast Live Oak - Quercus agrifolia, White Alder - Alnus rhombifolia, Sycamore - Platanus racemosa, Black Willow - Salix goodingii
Oecanthus sp.
Uncommon, 1 on 8/25/1991 at BDC, FCT, at black light; 1 on 8/11/1992 at BDC, MG, at black light; 1 on 8/14/1992 at BDC, MG; 1 on 7/26/1993 at BDC, MG; 1 on 7/28/1993 in BDC, on White Alder - Alnus rhombifolia; 1 8/27/1993 at BDC, WC
South Hills - no record
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