Orthoptera of North Carolina

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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. The head and sides of thorax and abdomen are green and a dorsal brown stripe runs from the fastigium and occiput of the head down the...	Blatchley (1920) describes the habitat of this species as consisting of "dry upland meadows, open pastures, and prairies". ...	...	...		GNR S5	...
Allonemobius socius Southern Ground Cricket checklist_number: 140.0	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 small, blackish to reddish-brown ground cricket. Currently separable from fasciatus -- which has not been documented in North Carolina (Howard and Waring, 1991) -- solely through use of electrophore...	Associated with open, wet grassy areas, including early successional habitats dominated by Crabgrass and pond borders dominated by wetland graminoids; Fulton (1931) also reported it as occurring in la...	Probably omnivorous...	One of the most easily observed ground crickets due to their high population densities and occurrence in open, low grass habitats. Songs are easily detected....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] S5	Widespread, abundant, and associated with common habitats, including human-maintained grasslands. Appears to be very secure in North Carolina. ...
Anaxipha vernalis Spring Trig checklist_number: 171.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Vernalis belongs to the Delicatula Species Group, of which declicatula is the only other member.	A very small, brown Trig. Unlike most members of the Exigua Group, it lacks a stripe on the lateral face of the femur (Walker and Funk, 2014). Structural features -- particularly the number of pegs on...	Fulton (1956) describes the habitat as primarily fresh-water marshes and stream borders, especially with thick herbaceous growth, including both Lizardtail and tall wetland graminoids. We also have re...	Apparently unrecorded; possibly omnivorous...	Singing males are most easily detected both day and night. They may also be captured using sweep netting, although Walker and Funk (2014) state that this species is particularly difficult to capture....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [SU]	In addition to Anaxipha vernalis sensu strictu, we may have an undescribed sibling species. Both have been recorded in the same habitats and appear to overlap in range. Although neither one appears to...
Anaxipha delicatula Chirping Trig checklist_number: 164.0	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. Delicatula is part of the Delicatula Species Group, which also includes A. vernalis.	A very small, brown Trig. Unlike most members of the Exigua Group, it lacks a stripe on the lateral face of the femur (Walker and Funk, 2014). Structural features -- particularly the number of pegs on...	Occurs with tinnula in "in cordgrass marshes of coastal NC" (Walker and Funk, 2014); they also occur in "fresh water marshes, including lizardtail (Saururus) and cattails (Typha); on herbaceous underg...	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 SNR [S2S4]	This species reaches the northern extent of its range in North Carolina and except possibly for the specimens from Corolla, our few records are mostly historic and one recent record is somewhat questi...
Anaxipha exigua Say's Trig checklist_number: 165.0	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. Exigua belongs to the Exigua Species Group, which also includes tinnula, thomasi, 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...	Fulton (1956) described the habitat of his trilling form of exigua (now recognized as true exigua) as consisting of deeply shaded mesic to wet forests, becoming most abundant in wet seep...	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 SNR [S4S5]	This species has been recorded over a fairly wide area of the state and occupies fairly common types of habitats. Consequently, it is probably secure in the state....
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Anaxipha litarena Beach Trig checklist_number: 166.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Litarena was placed in the Litarena Species Group by Walker and Funk (2014), which also includes rosamacula, a species recently added to the North Carolina list.	A very small, pale tan Trig. Unlike members of the Exigua Group, it lacks a stripe on the lateral face of the femur (Walker and Funk, 2014). That separates it from tinnula, which occupies the same ha...	Fulton recorded this species from a fairly wide range of tidewater habitats in North Carolina, including a dry sand ridge at Carolina Beach (possibly the tract of Coastal Fringe Sandhills where the st...	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 SNR [S1S3]	This species appears to be restricted to the Tidewater region of the state, where it has been recorded in marshes and dunes. With so few current records, we still know too little about the distributio...
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 SNR [S1S3]	...
Anaxipha tinnula Tidewater Trig checklist_number: 168.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Tinnula belongs to the Exigua Species Group, which also includes exigua, tinnulacita, thomasi, and tinnulenta in North Carolina (Walker and Funk, 2014).	A very small, brown Trig. Like other members of the exigua group, it possess a stripe on the lateral face of the femur, although it is often pale or obsolescent in this species (Walker and Funk, 2014)...	Appears to be restricted to marsh grasses, including those of saltwater marshes (Carolina Beach) and fresh-to-brackish marshes (New Bern and Swanquarter) (Fulton, 1956)...	Associated with tall grasses, sedges, and rushes but its exact diet is unrecorded...	Most easily detected by its song. Fulton (1956) noted that tinnula, like tinnulenta and tinnulacita, sing most vigorously in the morning and much less on cool nights....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [SH]	All of our records for this species are historic, although it is highly likely to still occur in our coastal marshes. It appears to be highly specialized on tall marsh graminoids and is likely to be v...
Anaxipha tinnulacita Fast-tinkling Trig checklist_number: 169.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Tinnulacita belongs to the Exigua Species Group, which also includes exigua, tinnula, thomasi, 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...	In the Coastal Plain, our recent records come from fairly wet, shrubby habitats, including Pond Pine Woodlands growing on the edge of a Carolina Bay and a tract of Maritime Swamp Forest, where tinnula...	Apparently unrecorded; possibly omnivorous...	Singing males are most easily detected but they may also be captured using sweep netting. Many of our records come from moth sheets or bait....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [S5]	Although we still have too few verified records of this species to be sure of its range within the state, it appears to be regularly observed and fairly common where it has been found. Since it also a...
Anaxipha tinnulenta Slow-Tinkling Trig checklist_number: 170.0	One of thirteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2017); nine have been recorded in North Carolina. Tinnulenta belongs to the Exigua Species Group, which also includes exigua, tinnula, thomasi, and tinnulacita 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...	Our recent records come from low-lying old field habitats or from the edge of the woods bordering these fields. These habitat agree with the description given by Walker and Funk (2014): "generally mor...	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 SNR [S4S5]	We currently have records for this species from just a small area of the state, with most of those records being historic. However, it appears to occupy common types of habitats and is likely to found...
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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 has one of the most restricted habitats of any of our orthoptera and its apparent lack of flight in this species makes it highly vulnerable to the effects of habitat fragmentation. More ...
Neonemobius cubensis Cuban Ground Cricket checklist_number: 147.0	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	Cubensis is a small, brownish-black ground cricket that is similar in general appearance and color to palustris but is not as solid in coloration, possessing patches of pale grayish-buff markings (Heb...	Fulton (1931) states that cubensis is largely a marsh species, found at the edges of both freshwater and brackish marshes; also found along streams and other moist places with dense herbaceous cover...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by its song. Long-winged individuals are also seen at moth sheets with 15 watt UV lights....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR S4S5]	This species appears to be widespread and occupies fairly common habitat types. It therefore seems to be secure within the state. ...
Allonemobius griseus funeralis Dusky Ground Cricket checklist_number: 138.0	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 dark brown ground cricket with a suffusion of gray (Hebard, 1913). The face below the antennae is shining black, contrasting with the top of the head that has alternating dark and pale stripes simil...	Fulton (1931) describes this cricket as associated with dry, grassy old field habitats dominated by Andropogon virginicus. They reach their greatest abundance where the grass clumps are sparse enough...	Probably omnivorous...	Fulton (1931) describes this cricket as secretive -- rarely coming out from under vegetation -- and consequently seldom seen. It is most easily detected by its song....	This species has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 S3S4	Fulton (1931) noted that this species seldom comes out from under grass clumps and is difficult to capture, a factor he thought might account for its rarity in collections. Its association with Broom ...
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 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 SH	We have very few records for this species and there is comparatively little information in the literature. The habitat described for this species, however, is widespread and variegatus has prob...
Eunemobius melodius Melodious Ground Cricket checklist_number: 146.0	One of three species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2017), all of which have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, dark ground cricket. Slightly larger but indistinguishable from E. carolinus in coloration and general structure (Thomas and Alexander, 1957), including pale colored palps in both sexe...	The original populations in Ohio were associated with marsh edges (Thomas and Alexander, 1957). These included sites with relict, boreal species of plants, as well as areas grazed by livestock. Our re...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by its song. Thomas and Alexander (1957) also report finding individuals by tearing apart a rotten, water-soaked log....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR SNR [S2S3]	Relatively few populations have been recorded in North Carolina but at widely separated locations. The paucity of records is probably due to a lack of surveys but possibly also to confusion to Eune...
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Allonemobius tinnulus Tinkling Ground Cricket checklist_number: 142.0	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.	Fulton described tinnulus as tawny, with the head and pronotum cinnamon brown; the stripes on the head are faint or absent. Other members of the Fasciatus group are darker or more strongly stri...	According to Fulton (1931), tinnulus is a open woodland species, occurring in both pine woodlands and dry oak-hickory woodlands....	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by song...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR [S4S5]	This species appears to be widespread across the state and associated with common types of forest habitats. Consequently, it appears to be secure....
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). Our records come from mixed stands of hardwoods and pines, including Loblolly and Shortleaf. One record comes fro...	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 SNR [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...
Ceuthophilus guttulosus thomasi A Camel Cricket checklist_number: 184.0	One of 62 species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018); seven have been recorded in North Carolina	...	...	...	...		GNRTNR SNRTNR [S	Most of the specimens of guttulosus obtained in the Mountains were determined by Eades (1962) to represent angulosus, including a number that Hubbell (1936) had previously considered to represent thom...
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 SNRTNR [S	...
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	...	...	...	...		GNRTNR SNRTNR [S	...
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Bucrates malivolans Cattail Conehead checklist_number: 216.0		...	Freshwater marshes (SINA)...	...	...		GNR SNR [S2S4]	...
Atlanticus pachymerus Southern Protean Shieldback checklist_number: 250.0		Average body length: 24.4 mm, NC males (n=4); 24.0, NC females (n=7) (Rehn and Hebard, 1916b). Length of pronotum: 9.1, NC males; 10.1, NC females. Length of hind femur: 20.6, NC males; 22.8, NC femal...	This species is commonly seen on the forest floor of oak-hickory forests but can also be found in the Coastal Plain in mixed pine and oak habitats....	Members of this genus are predatory on other insects and will also scavenge on dead insects....	Easily flushed either day or night. The songs are fairly high pitched and difficult to hear unless close by the singer....		GNR SNR [S4S5]	...
Atlanticus gibbosus Robust Shieldback checklist_number: 248.0		...	...	...	...		GNR SNR [SH]	...
Atlanticus monticola Least Shieldback checklist_number: 249.0		...	...	...	...	GRN SNR [SHS3]		...
Atlanticus americanus American Shieldback checklist_number: 247.0		Average body length: 25.3 mm, NC females (n=3) (Rehn and Hebard, 1916b). Length of pronotum: 10.3, NC females. Length of hind femur: 24.3, NC females. ...	...	...	...		GNR SNR [S2S4]	...
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Amblycorypha rotundifolia Rattler Round-Winged Katydid checklist_number: 234.0	Belongs to the Rotundifolia Species Group described by Walker et al. (2003), also Group II of Rehn and Hebard (1914).	Green, with only the stridulatory field of the males marked with brown. Species of this group are distinguished by the songs of the males....	...	...	...	GNR SNR [SH]		...
Amblycorypha longinicta Common Virtuoso Katydid checklist_number: 232.0	One of seventeen species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-09-25; Forrest et al., 2023). Seven species have been recorded in North Carolina.	Green. Males with four dark marks on the outside of the pronotal disk...	...	...	...		GNR SNR [S2S4]	...
Oecanthus nigricornis Black-Horned Tree Cricket checklist_number: 158.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018), eight of which have been recorded in North Carolina	The basal segments of the antennae have two dark, uncurved marks but are usually overlain with dark shading, sometimes completely. The shafts of the antennae are also blackish, as is the top of the he...	This species is strongly associated with successional fields, especially cut-over areas that are rich in raspberries and goldenrods (Blatchley, 1920). A record we have from Ashe County comes from exac...	...	...		G5 SNR [S1S3]	...
Oecanthus celerinictus Fast-Calling Tree Cricket checklist_number: 154.0	One of eighteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (SINA, 2018), eight of which have been recorded in North Carolina	A small, pale yellow-green tree cricket. Coloration and outward appearance are very similar to O. quadripunctatus, although the black markings on the basal segment of the antennae are distinctive: acc...	Walker (1963) describes the habitat of this species as consisting of forbs and brambles growing in old fields and other open situations, often in drier habitats than other species in the nigricornis g...	Omnivorous (Fulton, 1915)...	...		GNR SNR [S3S4]	...
Melanoplus bivittatus Two-striped Grasshopper checklist_number: 30.0	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 large, long-winged, grayish- or reddish-brown Melanoplus. Distinctively marked with two pale lines on the dorsual surface, each running from the inner side of the eye, across the pronotum and along ...	Prefers open fields of successional forbs and grasses, both wet and fairly dry...	Prefers forbs but also feeds on grasses (Capineira et al., 2004)...	...		G5 SNR [S5]	...
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Amblycorypha oblongifolia Oblong-Winged Katydid checklist_number: 233.0	One of seventeen species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-09-25; Forrest et al., 2023). Seven species have been recorded in North Carolina.	Green but with a dark line along the carina of the pronotum in some specimens....	Shrubby old fields, forest edges, and the edges of both fresh and saltwater marshes (Himmelman, 2009)...	...	...		GNR SNR [S3S4]	...
Amblycorypha carinata Carinate Katydid checklist_number: 231.0	One of seventeen species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-09-25; Forrest et al., 2023). Seven species have been recorded in North Carolina.	Green but with the carina of the pronotum often marked with a dark line edged with yellow medially....	Blatchley (1920) described the habitat of carinata as similar to oblongifolia, consisting of successional shrubs and tall weeds. Himmelman (2009) also mentions the edges of marshes, both fresh and sal...	...	...		GNR SNR [S3S4]	...
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...
Allonemobius allardi Allard's Ground Cricket checklist_number: 135.0	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 (Alexander and Thomas, 1959). The head is brown with two to three darker stripes, which are usually not contrasting, particularly at the rear of the head, but fo...	Allonemobius allardi inhabits well-drained grassy and weedy habitats, including "lawns, pastures, fields, and roadsides" (Alexander and Thomas, 1959). It often occurs with A. walkeri, bu...	Probably omnivorous...	Most 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 [SU]	There are still too few records for this species in North Carolina to determine its distribution and conservation status. Records from the Piedmont need to be verified based on specimens. ...
Orchelimum agile Agile Meadow Katydid checklist_number: 202.0	One of nineteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., 2018), thirteen of which have been recorded in North Carolina	...	Associated with open herbaceous areas, usually that are fairly wet, including marsh edges (Blatchley, 1920)....	...	...		[GNR] [S4S5]	...
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Neoxabea bipunctata Two-Spotted Tree Cricket checklist_number: 162.0		...	Arboreal, occurring forests and woodland edges, especially where there are dense tangles of vines or other thick vegetation (Blatchley, 1920; Fulton, 1932)...	...	...			...
Allonemobius maculatus Spotted Ground Cricket checklist_number: 139.0	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 small, chestnut to dark brown ground cricket. The eyes of both sexes have a characteristic pale, yellowish ring around the outer side. The thorax and hind legs are spotted with piceous (glossy, blac...	According to Fulton (1931), maculatus is strictly a forest species, ranging from bottomland hardwoods to stands of mesic hardwoods on slopes. We have also observed it fairly commonly in dry-mesic oak-...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by song...	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 specialized in its habitat associations and the lack of hindwings probably limits its ability to disperse. Although more records are needed to determine its distribut...
Eunemobius carolinus Carolina Ground Cricket checklist_number: 144.0	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 small, yellowish-brown ground cricket. The pale palps serve to distinguish this species from all other of our ground crickets except for Eunemobius confusus and melodius. The palps of confusus are a...	Both Blatchley (1920) and Fulton (1931) describes carolinus as occurring in a wide variety of habitats but usually where the soil moisture is fairly high. These include riparian, bottomland, and mesi...	Probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by song. Comes at least occasionally to lights, especially macropterous forms....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	GNR [S5]	Eunemobius carolina is one of our most widespread and most often encountered species. It occupies a wide range of habitats, including suburban areas, and seems to be fairly secure within the state....
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 mesic 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 (1920) describes maculatus as found in both dry and moist areas in Indiana. The one population currently known for North Carolina, the habitat appears to be fairly deep ravines that support ...	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...
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Camptonotus carolinensis Carolina Leaf-roller checklist_number: 190.0	One of six species of this New World genus and the only one that occurs in North America north of Mexico (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-07)	This is a wingless, subcylindrical, arboreal cricket with very long antennae. The color is tan to reddish-brown....	This species constructs nests by rolling together leaves of various shrubs and trees. Our records come from dry, mesic, and wet hardwood forests, as well as from semi-wooded residential areas....	This species has been observed feeding on aphids and may not feed on the plants in which it constructs its leaf-roll shelters (Blatchley, 1920)....	This species is not often seen due the fact that is active at night, arboreal, and does not sing. Its leaf nest can be found by careful and extensive searching and it can also be observed at moth shee...		GNR S4S5	...
Cycloptilum trigonipalpum Forest Scaly Cricket checklist_number: 132.0	One of sixteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Love and Walker, 1979), six of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Trigonipalpum belongs to the Trigonipalpum Species Group (the Trilling Scaly Crickets), which includes two additional species, neither of which occurs in North Carolina.	A slender-bodied, elongated Scaly Cricket. The cuticle of the head, pronotum, and legs are yellow to brown, and the abdomen is blackish (Love and Walker, 1979). The entire body is covered with pale, t...	Love and Walker (1979) state that this species prefers broadleaf, deciduous trees, especially where there are frequent branches, vines, and dead leaves; pines are also used, at least where grapes and ...	Undescribed but possibly omnivorous...	Most easily detected by their songs but at least some species in this genus have been observed at bait...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [S5?]	This species appears to have a broad range within the state and will probably be found over most of our area eventually. It does not appear to be specialized in terms of habitat and can make use of at...
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 Alexander and Thomas's description of allardi). The head is brown with two to three darker stripes, which are usually not contrasting, particul...	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. Reco...	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 vegetation, walkeri was considered rare by Howard and Furth (1986) and by Hershberger (2021). Not enough is yet known about i...
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Phyllopalpus pulchellus Handsome Trig checklist_number: 163.0	One of six species in this primarily Neotropical genus and the only one that occurs in the eastern United State (Cigliano et al., 2017)	A small but strikingly marked Trig. The head and thorax are crimson red; the palps, antennal bases, sides of the tegmina, abdomen, and ovipositor are shining black; and the antennae and legs are pale...	Occurs in both herbaceous vegetation fairly close to the ground to low shrubs and trees. Lowland and mesic habitats seem to be preferred but they can also be found upslope. They inhabit residential ne...	...	More often heard than seen but active both day and night and can be spotted in low vegetation...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.	GNR S5	Common and widespread across the state. Appears to be quite secure....
sciName	taxonomic_comments	id_comments	habitat	diet	observation_methods	state_protection	NHP_ranks	status_comments
Neoconocephalus triops Broad-Tipped Conehead checklist_number: 225.0		This is a fairly large but slender katydid. Both green and brown color phases commonly occur. The broad, rounded fastigium with a narrow anterior rim of white and a basal area of black, is diagnostic....	Fulton (1932) described a preference for vegetation consisting of tall grass, weeds, or bushes. In the winter, we have also found them well back within closed-canopy forests....	...	Usually most easily detected by male songs, at least for people whose hearing range includes frequencies above 8 kHz. This species also comes to light, including black lights. Handle specimens with ca...		GNR S5	This is one of our commonest and most widespread of our orthopteran species. It makes use of a wide range of habitats and appears to be secure within the state....
Dichromorpha elegans Elegant Grasshopper checklist_number: 16.0	One of four members of this New World genus, three of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Cignlano et al., 2018), and two in North Carolina	A small, greenish to brownish Slant-faced Grasshopper. Females are mostly all green or brown but males are often green on the dorsal surfaces and pale brown on their sides (Otte, 1981). The lateral ca...	Associated with wet grasslands. Most of our records come from Wet Pine Savannas or Sandhill Seeps. It is also found in Tidewater marshes, probably most commonly in freshwater habitats (Blatchley, 1920...	Probably feeds on wetland graminoids...	Best found by walking through its habitat and flushing individuals into making short jumps....	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	G5 SNR [S3S4]	This species has a narrow range within the state and is relatively specialized in habitats, some of which -- Longleaf Pine Savannas, Carolina Bays, and Sandhill Seeps -- have undergone major declines ...
Cycloptilum slossoni Slosson's Scaly Cricket checklist_number: 130.0	One of sixteen species in this genus that occur in North America north of Mexico (Love and Walker, 1979), four of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Slossoni belongs to the Slossoni Species Group (the Complex Chirping Scaly Crickets), which includes two additional species, neither of which occurs in North Carolina.	A very small (but larger than trigonipalpum), reddish to brownish Scaly Cricket. The cuticle of the pronotum is yellowish-brown with a reddish cast; that of the abdomen is dark brown to blackish. The ...	Love and Walker (1979) described this species as occurring in shrubs and low trees in woodland and scrub habitats in natural communities in the Coastal Plain, but also including ornamental plants in r...	Unrecorded but probably omnivorous...	Most easily detected by their songs but we have at least one record from bait...	Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands	[GNR] [S4S5]	This species was unknown outside the southeastern corner of North Carolina until recently. Fulton (1932) described it (as C. antillarum) as occurring along the Coast and did not include it in his list...
Acheta domesticus House Cricket checklist_number: 114.0		...	...	...	...		GNR [SNA]	This is an Old World species that is often used as fishing bait. It has established populations in some areas but these appear to be rare in North Carolina...
Amblycorypha arenicola Sandhill Virtuoso Katydid checklist_number: 229.0	One of seventeen species in this genus that occur in North America (Cigliano et al., accessed 2024-09-25; Forrest et al., 2023). Seven species have been recorded in North Carolina.	Males of the Uhleri Species Group are characterized by their possession of a pair of dark spots on the lateral carina of the pronotum (Walker, 2006). Arenicola and longinicta are probably indistinguis...	Associated with xeric to mesic, fire-maintained sandhill scrub communities. Stands with xerophytic oaks may be preferred, although individuals can occasionally be found in herb-dominated sandhill comm...	...	Probably most easily detected by the male songs....		GNR S2S3	...