ENDEMIC SPECIES OF ORDER ORTHOPTERA IN MT.

MALINDANG

Philippine Endemic Species

1.

Melicodes tenebrosa (Walker) (Acrididae)

2. 3.

Diotarus verrucifer Stal (Tetrigidae) Two species of Tettigoniidae, Segestes sp. nr. vittaticeps Stal (Mecopodinae)

4.

Tympanoptera sp. nr. philippina (Hebard) (Pseudophyllinae)

Mindanao Endemic Species

5. 6. 7. 8.

Misythus sp. nr. jubatus Hebard Trigonopterygidae Systella philippinensis (Walker) The Tettigoniidae include Anthracites sp. nr. major Hebard (Conocephalinae)

9.

Xiphidiopsis drepanophra Hebard

10. X. gemmicula Hebard (Meconematinae) 11. Morsimus sp. nr. serratus Beier (Pseudophyllinae)

*We were not able to find any conservational status for these endemic species because they were still not rated for their status but we were able to find this site (http://www.iucnredlist.org) which is The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It has the lists of threatened species in the world along with their conservational status and more information. We scanned through it and found out that the threatened species from the Order Orthoptera are commonly from the Western Countries, like the United States, Australia, Hungary and some are from Seychelles Island (Australia). So we suggest using their search engine for faster searching of different species from various classes and orders.

NOTABLE SPECIES OF COCKROACH IN THE WORLD

Blattella germanica, German cockroach Blaptica dubia, South American/Peruvian Dubia cockroach Blatta orientalis, Oriental cockroach Blattella asahinai, Asian cockroach Blaberus craniifer, true death's head cockroach Blaberus discoidalis, discoid cockroach or false death's head Eurycotis floridana, Florida woods cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa, Madagascar hissing cockroach laxta granicollis, Bark cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica, Pennsylvania woods cockroach Periplaneta americana, American cockroach Periplaneta australasiae, Australian cockroach Periplaneta brunnea, black Mississippi cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa, smokybrown cockroach Pycnoscelus surinamensis, Surinam cockroach Supella longipalpa, brown-banded cockroach Ectobius spp.

SOME SPECIES OF GRASSHOPPERS IN THE WORLD Common Name

SPUR-THROATED GRASSHOPPERS Melanoplinae Fuzzy olive-green grasshopper Post oak grasshopper Grass-green grasshopper Snakeweed grasshopper Sage grasshopper Narrow-winged spur-throat Campylacantha olivacea short-winged; short hairs on prothorax oak woodlands; arboreal short-winged; red markings; bluish hind tibia colorful, distinct red and white markings; blue tibia short, pointed wings; host Artemesia

Scientific Name

Hints for Identification

Dendrotettix quercus

Hesperotettix speciosus

Hesperotettix viridis pratensis

Hypochlora alba

Melanoplus angustipennis 2 yellow stripes from behind

Two-striped grasshopper

eyes onto forewings; hind Melanoplus bivittatus femur black-striped, hind tibia blue

Pasture grasshopper Melanoplus confusus

black stripe behind eye; hind tibia blue

Differential grasshopper Red-legged grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis Melanoplus femurrubrum femurrubrum Melanoplus foedus

hind femur marked w black chevrons red hind tibia; hind femur dark-banded hind femur yellow, long forewings red magenta hind tibia; forewings speckled 2 dark stripes from head to wings camouflaged on lichencovered tree bark dark line on the femur is

Keeler grasshopper Melanoplus keeleri luridus

Packard grasshopper Melanoplus packardii Grizzly Spur-throat grasshopper Migratory grasshopper Scudder's spurthroat grasshopper Two-lined shortwinged grasshopper Largehead grasshopper

Melanoplus punctulatus

Melanoplus sanguinipes

broken, red legs; line of spots on forewing

Melanoplus scudderi

rounded, short-wings; red hind tibia short-winged; maroon hind

Paratylotropidia brunneri

tibia, distinctive white lines on thorax & wings

Phoetaliotes nebrascensis

short, pointed forewings; blue hind tibia,

SLANT-FACED GRASSHOPPERS Gomphocerinae White whiskers grasshopper thin, whitish antennae; Ageneotettix deorum forewings speckled; hind tibia orange dark stripes head to forewings over-sized head; blue hind tibia sides of prothorax have 2 vertical lines sides of prothorax have 2 Boopedon gracile vertical lines+ top; hind tibia band tan on magenta moist habitat; female shortChloealtis conspersa winged, male shiny black pronotum; uncommon Dichromorpha viridis green or brown; low areas, shady lawns antennae expanded tip; dark Velvet-stripped grasshopper stripes on pronotum w/white, Eritettix simplex constricted, white mark on forewings

Striped grasshopper Amphitornus coloradus Bighead grasshopper Aulocara elliotti

Boopedon auriventris

Restored prairie calico grasshopper

Harris sprinkled grasshopper Short-winged green grasshopper

dark stripe from eye to Two-striped slantfaced grasshopper Mermiria bivittata maculipennis forewing, small white streak on forewing; antennae flat & expanded centrally Mermiria picta neomexicana no white streak; eye stripe brown antennae flat & expanded centrally dark spots & speckled Orphulella pelidna forewing edge; 2 cuts across pronotum dark spots on forewing, Orphulella speciosa pronotum & abdomen; one cut across pronotum Philobostroma quadrimaculatum forewings 3-5 spotted; hind tibia orange forewings short & pointed; Pseudopomala brachyptera antennae flat & expanded centrally Syrbula admirabilis sexes different;

Obscure grasshopper Opeia obscura

Spotted-wing grasshopper

Slant-faced pasture grasshopper Four-spotted grasshopper Short-winged toothpick grasshopper Admirable grasshopper

BAND-WINGED GRASSHOPPERS Oedipodinae Speckle-winged grasshopper Arphia conspersa hindwing black spur in red; early spring hindwing black spur in yellow; summer pronotum arched; late summer, fall green & brown forms; hindwings colorless hindwing black, spotted at tip "X" on the pronotum bottom half of inside of femur is blue spring adults second black on outside edge hindwing common in spring; red Pardalophora apiculata hindwing; forewing spots large Pardalophora haldemanii forewing w/numerous spots; spring

Arphia simplex Autumn yellowwinged grasshopper Green-striped grasshopper

Arphia xanthoptera

Chortophaga viridifasciata

Carolina grasshopper Dissosteira carolina Dusky grasshopper Three-banded grasshopper Wrinkled grasshopper Platt range grasshopper Coral-winged grasshopper Haldeman's grasshopper Encoptolophus sordidus Hadrotettix trifasciatus

Hippiscus rugosus

Mestobregma plattei

Boll's grasshopper

Spharagemon bolli

forewing w/2 faint stripes; hindwing pale yellow forewing w/3 faint stripes;

Mottled sand grasshopper

Spharagemon collare

pronotum ridged; hindwing spotted at tip forewing w/3 dark stripes,

Orange-legged grasshopper

Spharagemon equale

spotted at tip; hind tibia & inside femur orange pronotun 2-notched; hind tibia blue

Kiowa grasshopper Trachyrhachys kiowa

REALLY BIG GRASSHOPPERS Cyrtacanthacridinae American grasshopper Birdwing grasshopper Obscure bird grasshopper vertical stripe in the eye (fresh specimen) forewings spotted; pale dorsal stripe wings not speckled; yellow dorsal stripe green; hind tibia black; yellow dorsal stripe

Schistocerca americana americana

Schistocerca lineata

Schistocerca obscura Romaleinae

Plains Lubber grasshopper

Brachystola magna

short-winged, flightless; heavy-bodied