Orthoptera of North Carolina

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Ceuthophilus uhleri Uhler's Camel Cricket checklist_number: 187.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	The ground color is yellowish to reddish brown, usually with a faint pattern of darker but non-strongly contrasting spots but sometimes unmarked (Hubbell, 1936). No contrasting pale median stripe is p...	Our records all come from upland stands of hardwoods. ...	...	Can be flushed at night by walking trails through woods. Comes to molasses bait....	Currently none. Insects are not protected under the state's Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Act and this species is not yet well-enough known to be placed on the Natural Heritage Program's list of Significantly Rare Animals.	GNR [S2S3]	Although we only have a few records for this species, it has now been found from the mountains to close to the Fall-line....
Ceuthophilus maculatus Spotted Camel Cricket checklist_number: 280.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	The ground color is blackish brown above with orange-brown maculations; the lower part of the body is dull brownish-yellow (Blatchley, 1920). The antennae are reddish brown and the palps are whitish. ...	Blatchley describes it as found in both dry and moist areas in Indiana. ...	Omnivorous...	Can be flushed at night along trails running through its habitat. ...	Currently none. Insects are not protected under the state's Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Act and this species is not yet well-enough known to be placed on the Natural Heritage Program's list of Significantly Rare Animals.	[W3]	Currently known from just a single site in North Carolina, where it appears to be widely disjunct from the majority of its range in the north. Several other northern/montane relict species have been f...
Ceuthophilus walkeri Walker's Camel Cricket checklist_number: 188.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	A large, brownish Camel Cricket. The dorsal surface is reddish to yellowish brown, with brownish tranverse bands at the anterior and posterior ends of the pronotum and a longitudinal brown band extend...	...	...	...			...
Ceuthophilus pallidipes A Camel Cricket checklist_number: 186.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	A small to large Camel Cricket. The dorsal surface is usually dark with a strongly contrasting, medial pale stripe. The base of the spurs on the hind tibiae are dark, a distinguishing characteristic o...	...	...	...			...
Ceuthophilus lapidicola A Camel Cricket checklist_number: 185.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	A medium-large yellowish-brown Camel Cricket. The pronotum is yellowish to reddish brown, with weaker fuscous or paler markings. The ventro-lateral lobes of the thorax are distinctly paler than the up...	...	...	...			...
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Ceuthophilus guttulosus guttulosus A Camel Cricket checklist_number: 183.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, dark reddish-brown Camel Cricket. A contrasting stripe of red-orange runs along the dorsal surface of the thorax and the lower portion of the lateral lobes of the thorax are pale whitish or y...	...	...	...		GNRTNR	...
Ceuthophilus guttulosus angulosus A Camel Cricket checklist_number: 182.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	...	...	...	...			...
Ceuthophilus gracilipes A Camel Cricket checklist_number: 180.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina	A large, long-legged, strikingly banded Camel Cricket; one of the largest species in this genus (Hubbell,1936). The dorsal surface is generally ochraceous-orange with the posterior margins of the thor...	Occurs from 1,000' to over 5,000' in the Southern Appalachians where it is strongly associated with forest habitats, ranging from dry pines stands and mixed pine-oak-hickory forests to mesic slopes an...	Omnivorous...	Comes to bait, including beer-banana bait painted on trees to attract moths as well as pure molasses used in the pit traps traditionally used to sample for camel crickets (see Hubbell, 1936)...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR [S4S]	As with most of our species of Ceuthophilus, our records for this species are primarily historic and need to be updated. Based on Hubbell's description and at least a few current observations, this sp...
Ceuthophilus crassifemoris Thick-legged Camel Cricket checklist_number: 179.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); eight have been recorded in North Carolina. Placed in the Spinosus Species Group by Hubbell (1936)	A large, robust, short-legged Camel Cricket. The dorsum is typically a uniform dark reddish-brown, with darker shadings especially along the rear of each segment; a recessive form shows faint, lighter...	Probably Longleaf Pine sandridges...	Omnivorous...	This species is probably completely nocturnal and best detected using bait, either oatmeal or molasses...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [S2S4]	This species is known from very few records -- all historic. It also has a small global range and appears to be specialized on a somewhat restricted habitat type. Not enough surveys have been conduct...
Pyrgocorypha uncinata Hook-Faced Conehead checklist_number: 227.0	This is the sole species in this genus in North America, with 15 other species found in the Neotropics and eastern and southern Asia (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024)	This species is similar in appearance to the members of Neoconocephalus but has a sharply pointed fastigium with a downward pointing, hooked-shaped tip rather than a blunt-tipped or rounded con...	Adults and juveniles can be found in low herbaceous vegetation. Males are also reported to sing from the tops of trees (Blatchely, 1920)...	...	Adults and juveniles can be collected by sweeping herbaceous vegetation or can be occasionally attracted to moth sheets. Although the songs are distinctive, they are usually too high-pitched to be hea...			...
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Stenacris vitreipennis Glassy-winged Toothpick Grasshopper checklist_number: 21.0	One of six species in this genus and the only one that occurs in North America north of Mexico (Roberts, 1977). Both Stenacris and Leptysma belong to Tribe Leptysmini of the subfamily Leptyminae.	An elongate, narrow-bodied "toothpick" grasshopper. The color is a fairly dark green, with a prominent ivory lateral stripe, running from the eye to the sides of the abdomen. The wings are dark green ...	This species is generally more confined to wetland habitats than Leptysma marginicollis and is found more typically in the emergent vegetation of deeper waters (Rehn and Eades, 1961). Blatchle...	Herbivorous on emergent wetland and pond vegetation...	Often flies long distances when flushed, unlike Leptysma marginicollis, which usuallly stays put. Frequently takes shelter in shrubs rather than returning to the low herbaceous vegetation where...		G5 S1S3	...
Leptysma marginicollis Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper checklist_number: 20.0	One of five species in this genus (Roberts, 1977) and the only one found in North America north of Mexico; the rest are Neotropical.	A slender, elongate "toothpick" grasshopper. The general color is tan, variably shaded with greenish or purplish, and with a narrow white or yellowish lateral stripe extending from the head to the sid...	We have records from a wide variety of wet, herbaceous habitats, including marshes, savannas, pond and lake shorelines, and wet fields and powerlines. Rehn and Eades (1961) mention that it sometimes o...	Wetland graminoids and possibly other herbaceous species of wetland plants (e.g., cattails)...	Usually sticks fairly close to herbaceous cover, relying on camouflage to avoid detection. When flushed, it normally flies back into its preferred sedgy habitats rather than up into shrubs, as is ofte...		G5 S5	This species is common in the eastern half of the state and occurs in a wide range of wet, open, herbaceous wetlands, including some that are fairly disturbed....
Spharagemon bolli Boll's Locust checklist_number: 88.0		...	...	...	...		G5 S4S5	...
Microcentrum retinerve Lesser Angle-Wing checklist_number: 235.0		Both of our species of Microcentrum are excellent leaf-mimics and are very similar in appearance. Microcentrum retinerve is generally a paler shade of green than the dark leaf-green characteristic of ...	...	...	...		[GNR] S5	...
Microcentrum rhombifolium Greater Angle-Wing checklist_number: 236.0		This species is generally a dark, grass green (Blatchely, 1920), with yellow-green on the face, fore-and mid-legs and the anterior half of the pronotum. Microcentrum retinerve is comparatively ...	Rehn and Hebard (1916) report collecting this species from grass, heavy undergrowth in pine forests, and in a Wax Myrtle on a barrier island. Fulton (1932) also said it uses both trees and shrubs in N...	...	...		GNR S4S5	...
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Paroxya clavuligera Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper checklist_number: 71.0	One of four species in this genus found in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., accessed 2023-11-07), two of which have been recorded in North Carolina. This genus is similar in appearance to other members of the Melanoplinae but can be recognized by their long pronota, which are twice as long as the average breadth, and by the very long antennae of the males, which are at least twice as long as the pronotum (Blatchely, 1920).	This species is often blue-green in color rather the brown shade typical of P. clavuliger, although brown forms also occur. These two species are best distinguished by size -- P. clavuliger is the lar...	...	...	...		G5 [S3S4]	...
Paroxya atlantica Atlantic Grasshopper; Atlantic Locust checklist_number: 70.0	One of four species in this genus found in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., accessed 2023-11-07), two of which have been recorded in North Carolina. This genus is similar in appearance to other members of the Melanoplinae but can be recognized by their long pronota, which are twice as long as the average breadth, and by the very long antennae of the males, which are at least twice as long as the pronotum (Blatchely, 1920).	This species is usually predominantly brown and yellow rather than the blue-green color found in P. clavuliger. However, these two species are best distinguished by size -- P. atlantica ...	...	...	...		GU [S3S4]	...
Melanoplus punctulatus Grizzly Locust checklist_number: 57.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina.	A medium-large grasshopper, one of the larger species in this genus. The typical form is gray-brown, with the body, legs, and tegmina covered with speckling or spotting, giving it a "grizzled" appeara...	Arboreal. Some authors have reported a particular association with pines, but others have found it in hardwoods as well. North Carolina records come from sandhill stands of mixed Longleaf and xerophyt...	Unrecorded. An observation in Wake County by Karen Blum indicates that it may feed on mosses and lichens....	Seen near the ground following cold nights in the fall...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G4 [S4S5]	Although observed somewhat irregularly, this species is probably common throughout the state and occupies a wide range of wooded habitats. Consequently, it appears to be secure in the state....
Anaxipha thomasi Thomas's Trig checklist_number: 167.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Thomasi belongs to the Exigua Species Group, which also includes exigua, tinnula, tinnulacita, and tinnulenta in North Carolina (Walker and Funk, 2014).	A very small, brown Trig. Like other members of the Exigua group, it possess a broad dark stripe on the lateral face of the femur (Walker and Funk, 2014). Structural features -- particularly the numbe...	This species appears to be particularly tied to pine forests (Walker and Funk, 2014) and our records come from stands dominated by Shortleaf Pine with some Scrub Pine also present. ...	Apparently unrecorded; possibly omnivorous...	Singing males are most easily detected but they may also be captured using sweep netting...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] S2S4	This recently described species is still too poorly known across its range to estimate either its global or state conservation status. Its occurrence in stands of upland pine forests suggests, however...
Eunemobius confusus Confused Ground Cricket checklist_number: 145.0	One of three species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017), all three of which have been recorded in North Carolina	A glossy, pitch black ground cricket. The head, thorax, and tegmina are shiny blackish-brown, with the legs somewhat lighter brown. The bone-white palps of both sexes are highly characteristic (Hebar...	In his description of the species, Blatchely (1903) mentioned that it was common in "low damp woods bordering Tippicanoe Lake". (Brimley (1908) also described the habitat of confusus as "damp places, ...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by its song....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] S3S5	We currently have too few records for this species to be sure of its status in North Carolina. While it seems likely to occur in hardwood forests across at least the Piedmont and low mountains, if it ...
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Allonemobius walkeri Walker's Ground Cricket checklist_number: 143.0	One of ten species in this genus, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017). Eight species have been recorded in North Carolina.	A red-brown to blackish ground cricket (following Alexnder and Thomas's description of allardi). The head is brown with two to three darker stripes, which are usually not contrasting, particularly at ...	According to Howard and Furth (1986), A. walkeri inhabits dry grassy fields and pastures, nearly always co-occurring with A. allardi, at least where their geographic ranges overlap. Records from North...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by its song...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] S3S4	Although this species appears to be associated with common types of habitats, it was considered rare by Howard and Furth (1986). Not enough is yet known about its distribution, abundance, and habitat ...
Mermiria picta Lively Mermiria checklist_number: 15.0	One of four species in this genus, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); three species have been recorded in North Carolina	A large, slender, green and red-striped, Slant-faced Grasshopper. The antennae are red but the ground color of the rest of the head, thorax, abdomen and legs are green to yellowish-green. A red mid-do...	All of our records except for Morse's (1904) come from wet Longleaf Pine habitats, including savannas, flatwoods, sandhill seeps, and pocosin ecotones. Further west, this species occurs in drier prair...	Apparently not recorded but probably feeds on grasses and sedges, as in the other members of this genus...	Probably best found by flushing it by walking through its habitat. Males, in particular, are likely to fly long distances before landing....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 S3S4	This species appears to be a strong specialist on wet Longleaf Pine habitats, which have undergone a major reduction in range since European settlement. Almost all of our records come from large expan...
Allonemobius fultoni Fulton's Ground Cricket checklist_number: 136.0	One of ten species in this genus, all of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017). Eight species have been recorded in North Carolina.	According to Howard and Furth (1986), Allonemobius fultoni is essentially identical in terms of markings to both A. allardi and walkeri. The head is darker than in socius/fasci...	Fulton's Ground Crickets are associated with wet grassy areas, including open marshes or under deep shade (Howard and Furth, 1986). In the Coastal Plain, we have recorded this species under shrub cove...	Probably omnivorous...	Mostly easily detected and identified by its song...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [SU]	This species was considered rare by Howard and Furth (1986), who had collected it only at two sites in New Jersey and one in North Carolina; Walker (2017) shows only three additional sites, in Georgia...
Gryllus rubens Southeastern Field Cricket checklist_number: 119.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Weissman and Gray, 2019), five of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	According to Scudder (1902), the head and body are shining black but with the pronotum marked with reddish along the front and hind borders and along the edges of the lateral lobes. The tegmina are te...	Fields and grasslands (Fulton, 1952). Some individuals are also heard in open areas of woodlands, usually in the vicinity of grassy fields (S. Hall, pers. obs.)...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily found by song, which males produce both day and night...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[G5] [S5]	Appears to be widespread in the Piedmont and associated with common types of habitat; appears to be secure within the state...
Gryllus pennsylvanicus Fall Field Cricket checklist_number: 118.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Weissman and Gray, 2019), five of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	A blackish to brownish field cricket, usually with dark tegmina. Except for the extremely similar G. veletis, our other species of Gryllus typically have brown tegmina and rubens usually has reddish ...	Our records come primarily from grassy fields and lawns. Alexander (1957) describes it as associated with all kinds of grassy habitats, including "fields, pastures, weedy areas, roadsides, and lawns"....	Omnivorous, feeding on grasses, forbs, seeds, and other insects...	Mostly easily detected by its song, which is given both day and night. In populations associated with bare ground, individuals are frequently seen on the surface. Males can also be seen singing from ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 S4S5	This species appears to be fairly common in the northern Mountains, but its presence in the Piedmont and potentially the Coastal Plain needs more study. Its old-field, pasture, and other grassy habit...
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Gryllus fultoni Southern Wood Cricket checklist_number: 117.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Weissman and Gray, 2019), five of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	Tegmina always brown; hind femora reddish or pale and the hind tibiae are also pale (Alexander, 1957). Lacks the red spots that are usually present on the sides of the pronotum in G. rubens, the oth...	Occurs primarily in woodlands (Fulton, 1951; Alexander, 1957), but can also be heard singing in the edges of fields adjoining forests, at sites where G. rubens is singing close by (S. Hall, pers. obs....	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily found by song, which males produce both day and night...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[G5] S5	Appears to be widespread in the Piedmont and associated with common types of habitat; appears to be secure within the state...
Gryllus firmus Sand Field Cricket checklist_number: 116.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Weissman and Gray, 2019), five of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	This is the largest member of this genus in our area. Adults have shining black heads, thorax, and abdomen; wings are usually contrastingly yellow-brown (Scudder, 1902; Himmelman, 2009)....	Strongly associated with sandy soils. Fulton (1952) described the habitat of his "beach cricket" as sandy, treeless areas along the coast. Alexander (1968) described an inland population associated wi...	Probably omnivorous...	Mostly easily detected by its song, which is given both day and night...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR S4S5]	This species is at least somewhat restricted in terms of habitats but the degree to which it requires natural sand ridges is unknown. One population has been reported to be extirpated due to conversi...
Gryllus veletis Spring Field Cricket checklist_number: 120.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Weissman and Gray, 2019), five of which have been recorded in North Carolina.	...	...	...	...		G5 [SU]	...
Melanoplus walshii Walsh's Locust checklist_number: 69.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina.	...	...	...	...		G4G5 S3S4	...
Conocephalus aigialus Seashore Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 191.0	One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina	A small green and yellow Lesser Meadow Katydid. Head, thorax, and the anterior portion of the abdomen are green, shading into bright yellow on the posterior portion of the abdomen, with the cerci also...	According to Rehn and Hebard (1915), this species is restricted to beaches and tidal rivers along the Atlantic Coast, where it is found primarily in the halophytic vegetation growing along the shoreli...	...	...		[GNR] S1S3	...
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Metaleptea brevicornis Clipped-Wing Grasshopper checklist_number: 1.0	One of two species in this genus and the only one that occurs in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018)	A medium-large, green and brown, Slant-faced Grasshopper. Males are usually green on their dorsal surfaces, from their face and top of the head, across the thorax, and onto the dorsal field of the teg...	Morse (1904) described the habitat as consisting of the "rank herbage of swamps, meadows, and the vicinity of streams". The majority of our records come from these habitats, primarily grassy areas alo...	Apparently undescribed but probably consists primarily of graminoids...	Probably best found by flushing it by walking through its habitat. When disturbed, however, they may fly for some distance before landing....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 S4S5	This species may once been associated primarily with beaver pond habitats but was able to persist in other wet, grassy, shorelines when the beaver were nearly exterminated over most of the continent. ...
Syrbula admirabilis Handsome Grasshopper checklist_number: 9.0	One of three species in this genus, two of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018) and only admirablis occurring in our area	A medium-sized to large, sexually dimorphic, Slant-faced Grasshopper, one of our most strikingly marked species. In males, the head and thorax are predominately brown or chestnut and streaked with pal...	Virtually all accounts of the habitats used by this species describe them as dry upland grasslands, often on poor soils and sparse vegetation (Morse, 1904; Rehn and Hebard, 1910; Blatchley, 1920; Otte...	In the Prairie region, S. admirablis feeds mainly or exclusively on grasses, including a fairly wide range of genera and species (Brust et al., 2014)...	Best found by walking through its habitat and flushing individuals into making short jumps. Males usually escape by flying but females are less likely to fly and try to escape along the ground (Otte, ...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 S4	In North Carolina, this species appears to be most common in wet Longleaf Pine habitats, which have been greatly reduced since European settlement. It has also been recorded over most of the rest of t...
Tettigidea armata Armored Pygmy Grasshopper checklist_number: 96.0		...	...	...	...		G5 S2S3	...
Conocephalus saltans Prairie Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 197.0	One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, reddish-brown to bluish-green, short-winged Lesser Meadow Katydid. The typical form is dull reddish-brown. The face is marked with a dark stripe or blotch and a wide stripe of brown runs from...	Blatchley (1920) described this species as xerophilous, associated with dry upland prairies and sandy barrens. Populations have been found in association with Andropogon and other dry bunch-grasses, N...	...	Best found by flushing individuals by walking through their habitat...		G5 S2S3	More surveys are needed to document the conservation status of this species in North Carolina. However, apart from a single recent record, this species has not been collected in the state since the 19...
Paratylotropidia beutenmuelleri Beutenmüller's Locust checklist_number: 22.0		...	...	...	...		G4 SH	...
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Campylacantha olivacea Fuzzy Olive-green Grasshopper checklist_number: 276.0	Two species are currently recognized in this genus, both of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., accessed 2021-10-05). Only olivacea occurs in the eastern United States, where it is primarily a relict species.	This species is typically bright olive-green but can be occasionally pale brown or dark fuscous (Blatchely, 1920). A dark green line exists on the vertex of the head and the antennae have white annuli...	In the East, this species appears to be associated with prairies, sandhills, grassy dunes, and probably other herb-dominated habitats associated with dry, sandy or clay-rich soils....	In the Black Belt Prairies of Mississippi, this species has only been collected in patches of western ragweed, Ambrosia psilostachya (Hill, 2007). Blatchley (1920) cites Bruner for records from...	...		G5 S1S3	This is a Southwestern species that has been recorded at only a few sites in the Southeast. Only two populations has been documented in North Carolina, with the next known occurrences located in weste...
Melanoplus keeleri keeleri Keeler's Locust checklist_number: 47.0	Melanoplus is our largest genus of Orthopterans, with over 350 species occurring in North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). 38 species have been recorded in North Carolina.	A medium-sized, long-winged grasshopper. Rehn and Hebard (1916) state "many of the specimens are very dark in general coloration, with the lighter areas of the caudal femora cinnamon color and very st...	Habitats occupied by this species include the wetter range of Longleaf Pine associations, such as Wet Pine Savannas, Sandhill Seeps, and Bean Dips. ...	...	...		G5 [S4S5]	...
Neonemobius variegatus Variegated Ground Cricket checklist_number: 149.0	One of six species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017), three of which have been recorded in North Carolina	Hebard (1913) describes the general color as clay yellow mottled or flecked with mummy brown. The head below the antennae is distinctively shining dark brown, but the occiput is cinnamon, mottled wit...	Fulton (1931) describes the habitat as consisting of stream borders, particularly on somewhat open gravel bars. ...	Probably omnivorous...	...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SHS3	We have very few records for this species and there is comparatively little information in the literature. The habitat of this species, however, is widespread and it has probably been generally overlo...
Neonemobius palustris Sphagnum Ground Cricket checklist_number: 148.0	One of six species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017), three of which have been recorded in North Carolina	The smallest of our ground crickets. Blatchley (1900) described it as pitch-brown in color over its entire body, although Hebard (1913) noted that some populations are a lighter clove brown and descri...	Blatchley (1900) described its habitat in northern Indiana as dense, damp patches of sphagnum moss within tamarack swamps and cranberry bogs. In North Carolina, our records appear to come primarily fr...	Possibly stenophagous. Fulton (1931) reported that palustris did well in captivity feeding solely on Sphagnum, and its tight association with sphagnum bogs suggests a high degree of coevolution with t...	The song is high pitched and fairly weak, making it difficult for at least some people to detect in the field. However, individuals are reported to be easily flushed by pressing down on sphagnum mats,...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [SU]	This species is one of the most habitat-specialized of any of our Orthoptera. Sphagnum-bogs and related habitats are also fairly narrowly distributed, and the apparent lack of flight in this species l...
Cyrtoxipha columbiana Columbian Trig checklist_number: 172.0	One of four species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018), and the only one that has been recorded in North Carolina	A very small, pale yellow-green Trig. The color of the head, body, legs, and wings are pale lime green to yellow green; the eyes are often red or yellow (Caudell, 1907, said they were black). The ovip...	This species inhabits small to large deciduous trees and shrubs, with habitats including peach orchards as well as mature hardwood forests. Elliott and Hershberger (2007) noted a preference -- at leas...	Apparently undescribed but probably omnivorous...	Mostly easily detected by its song, which is usually performed up in the trees out of reach. Elliott and Hershberger (2007) state that they can be collected by shaking the trees where they are present...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [S5?]	Although we still have too few records for this species in North Carolina -- probably reflecting the difficulty in collecting specimens -- they do not appear to be specialized in terms of habitats or ...
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Pictonemobius hubbelli Hubbell's Ground Cricket checklist_number: 152.0	One of four species in this genus, all of which are endemic to southeastern North America (Gross et al., 1989; Cigliano et al., accessed 2021-10-10). As many as two species may occur in North Carolina; the other two are primarily or exclusively Floridian.	As in other members of this genus, a distinctive pale stripe exists between the eyes on the frons. This species may be superficially indistinguishable from ambitiosus (see key in Gross et al., 1989), ...	The habitat described for this species by Gross et al. (1989) consists of open pine and oak woodlands, including grass tussocks next to pond edges in such habitats. Our record from Moore County comes ...	Probably omnivorous...	Males sing primarily during the day and are most easily detected by their songs (Gross et al., 1989)...		[GNR] S1S3	Only one population has been documented in North Carolina. More information is needed to confirm its identity and distribution within the state, but it is likely to be confined to xeric sandhill scrub...
Pictonemobius ambitiosus Ambitious Ground Cricket checklist_number: 279.0	One of four species in this genus, all of which are confined to southeastern North America (Cigliano et al., 2017). While one member of this genus has been recorded in North Carolina, it is not clear which species it represents (Gross et al., 1989).	A small, reddish-brown ground cricket. Members of this genus are distinguished by their facial markings: the face is shining black, with a narrow pale stripe between the eyes (Hebard, 1913). The verte...	Most of the species in this genus are associated with dry, open, oak woodlands growing on sandhills. At least some populations of ambitiosus in South Carolina, occur in river bottomlands or stands of...	Probably omnivorous...	Males sing primarily during the day and are most easily detected by their songs...		[GNR] S1S3	Members of this genus have been rarely collected even in South Carolina and the only records we have from North Carolina are the ones collected by Fulton in the 1930s. Although more needs to be learne...
Orocharis saltator Jumping Bush Cricket checklist_number: 126.0	One of five species in this primarily neotropical genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Walker, 1969). Only two occur in North Carolina; the other three are restricted to Florida	The two species of Orocharis in our area are morphologically indistinguishable (Walker, 1969). Both are medium sized, brown bush crickets with long, oval-shaped tegmina that beyond the end of the abdo...	In areas where the two species of Orocharis are sympatric, Walker (1969) noted that saltator appeared to be more common in mesic or hydric woodlands and luteolira in drier, more open and well-drained ...	Polyphagous feeder on vegetation. Himmelman (2009) states that saltator feeds primarily on foliage, flowers, and fruits...	Males are easily heard but hard to see. Both sexes come to bait at night....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR [S5]	Widespread within the state and associated with a wide range of wooded habitats, including residential neighborhoods. This species appears to be quite secure within the state....
Orocharis luteolira False Jumping Bush Cricket checklist_number: 125.0	One of five species in this primarily neotropical genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Walker, 1969). Only two occur in North Carolina; the other three are restricted to Florida	The two species of Orocharis in our area are morphologically indistinguishable (Walker, 1969). Both are medium sized, brown bush crickets with long, oval-shaped tegmina that beyond the end of the abdo...	In areas where the two species of Orocharis are sympatric, Walker (1969) noted that saltator appeared to be more common in mesic or hydric woodlands and luteolira in drier, more open and well-drained ...	Probably feeds primiarily on foliage, flowers, and fruit...	Males are easy to hear but difficult to discover visually. Probably comes well to bait, as is true for saltator...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR S4S5]	Probably occurs over most of the eastern third of the state and appears to occupy a wide range of woody habitats. Probably secure within the state....
Anaxipha rosamacula Pink-spotted Trig checklist_number: 275.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Based on analysis of mitochondrial DNA, rosamacula and litarena were placed in the Litarena Species Group by Walker and Funk (2014).	Pink markings are evident in fresh specimens (Walker and Funk, 2014). ...	The site where Hall and Sullivan recorded this species in Brunswick County, 6/27/18, consisted of Coastal Fringe Evergreen Forest; one male heard singing about one meter off the ground in a thicket of...	...	Most easily detected by song...		[GNR] SU	...
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Neoconocephalus retusus Round-Tipped Conehead checklist_number: 223.0		...	Fulton (1932) describes this species as found "usually in grass."...	...	...		GNR S4S5	...
Conocephalus strictus Straight-Lanced Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 200.0	One of nineteen species in this large worldwide genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018; Cigliano et al., 2018); ten have been recorded in North Carolina	A small (large for the genus), short-winged Lesser Meadow Katydid with highly distinctive reproductive structures. ...	Blatchley (1920) describes the habitat of this species as consisting of "dry upland meadows, open pastures, and prairies". ...	...	...		GNR S5	...
Neoconocephalus triops Broad-Tipped Conehead checklist_number: 225.0		...	Fulton (1932) described a preference for vegetation consisting of tall grass, weeds, or bushes. We have also found them well back under closed-canopy forests....	...	...		GNR S5	...
Neoconocephalus robustus Robust Conehead checklist_number: 224.0		...	Fulton (1932) described the vegetation occupied by this species as consisting of "tall grass, weeds, or bushes." ...	...	...			...
Miogryllus verticalis Eastern Striped Cricket checklist_number: 122.0	One of twenty-two species in this genus, only two of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); verticalis is the sole species in the East	A small, cricket with distinctive head markings. The head is large, globe-shaped, and shining black. Pale lines encircle the eyes and extend to the rear margin of the head; four short longitudinal pa...	Reportedly occupies areas of sparse or short grasses in fairly dry uplands (Blatchley, 1920; Himmelman, 2009). Records from natural habitats include a stand of dry Coastal Fringe Evergreen Forest and ...	Not recorded but probably omnivorous...	Sings mostly at night (Fulton, 1932), but at least occasionally during the morning as late as 9:00 (S. Hall, pers. obs.). The songs are reportedly difficult to localize and individuals are difficult t...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR S3S5	We currently have few recent records for this species, but it occupies a wide range of habitats -- including disturbed areas -- and occurs over a fairly wide area of the state. For those reasons, we b...