We’re an international organization dedicated to connecting people interested in Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, etc.) and the other 9 insect orders that comprise Polyneoptera (“orthopteroids”): Blattodea (+Isoptera), Dermaptera, Embioptera, Grylloblattodea, Mantodea, Mantophasmatodea, Phasmida, Plecoptera, and Zoraptera.
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2025 Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund Applications Due March 31, 2025
Great news, students and postdoctoral members of our society: applications for the 2025 Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund are due by March 31, 2025 – please visit the research fund webpage for full details. You can’t get one if you don’t apply!!!
15th ICO Announcement
We are delighted to invite you to the 15th International Congress of Orthopterology, which will be held in San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina, from March 8-12, 2026. San Martín de los Andes holds historical significance as the founding place of the Orthopterists’ Society in 1976, originally established as
New Metaleptea Issue: 44(3)!
The latest issue of Metaleptea (Vol. 44, Issue 3) was published, the third (and final) one for 2024! You can read it here and you can find the archive of all previous issues here.
New Metaleptea Issue: 44(2)!
The latest issue of Metaleptea (Vol. 44, Issue 2) has been published, the second one for 2024! You can read it here and you can find the archive of all previous issues here.
14th ICO (Mexico) Special Issue of Metaleptea!
The 14th ICO (Mexico) special issue of Metaleptea has been published! You can read it here and you can find the archive of all previous issues here.
2024 Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund Applications Due March 31, 2024
Great news, students and postdoctoral members of our society: applications for the 2024 Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund are due by March 31, 2024 – please visit the TJC Research Fund page to learn more. You can’t get one if you don’t apply!!!
New Metaleptea Issue: 44(1)!
The latest issue of Metaleptea (Vol. 44, Issue 1) has been published, the first one for 2024! You can read it here and you can find the archive of all previous issues here.
New Metaleptea Issue: 43(3)!
The latest issue of Metaleptea (Vol. 43, Issue 3) has been published, the final one for 2023! You can read it here and you can find the archive of all previous issues here.
Journal of Orthoptera Research Receives First Impact Factor!
OS Members, the latest Journal Citation Reports™, released by Clarivate in late June 2023, features Journal of Orthoptera Research (JOR), the official journal of the Orthopterists’ Society amongst the scholarly titles making use of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) citation metric by Web of Science (WoS). The 2022 JIF score,
New Metaleptea Issue: 43(2)!
The latest issue of Metaleptea (Vol. 43, Issue 2) has been published! You can read it here and you can find the archive of all previous issues here.
