black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus nigricornis
Records for the above map are from tblMain, Lisa Rainsong, Carl Strang, and Nancy Collins.
Oecanthus forbesi and O. nigricornis are morphologically indistinguishable but can be identified by their calling songs. In the above map, filled circles represent counties where species were identified by song (red for O. forbesi, blue for O. nigricornis, and gold for counties where both species are found). Open circles represent counties where records were based on specimens or literature. These records were assigned to O. forbesi (red open circles) if they occurred west of Ohio and O. nigricornis (blue open circles with cross) if they were east of Ohio. Records in Ohio were unassigned (open grey circles) because both species occur in this region. Records in counties in states aligned with Ohio (Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virgnia) were unassigned.
Records for the map of Ohio are from tblMain and Lisa Rainsong.
The shaded area shows the combined distribution of Oecanthus nigricornis and Oecanthus forbesi, two species that thus far are separable only on the basis of the calling songs of the males.
The above map for O. nigricornis and its associated content was created in 2005, based on records from tblMain, by Tom Walker. This map page remained on SINA until May 2024, when the page was updated to its present form. From 2003 to 2005, O. nigricornis had the same map as O. forbesi.
Summary of Species' SINA Distribution*
Oecanthus nigricornis is found east of Ohio and in Ohio where it co-exists with Oecanthus forbesi.
*North America, north of Mexico.
List of States and County Records
Map of
United States
Regions
Map of United States Regions
Records from tblMain based on specimens or literature that are in [brackets] are counties where O. nigricornis has been identified by song.
Midwest Region
State: Ohio:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Franklin, Shelby, Vinton.
O. forbesi is also found in Franklin and Shelby counties.
Records from Lisa Rainsong identified by song
Counties: Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Noble, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit.
O. forbesi is also found in all of these counties except Noble.
Southeast Region
State: Virginia:
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Fairfax, Highland, Loudoun.
State: West Virginia:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Wetzel.
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Tucker.
Northeast Region
State: Connecticut:
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Hartford, New London.
Delaware:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: New Castle.
State: Maine:
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Cumberland, Hancock, Lincoln, Somerset, York.
State: Maryland:
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Montgomery.
State: Massachusetts:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Essex.
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Franklin, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester.
State: New Hampshire:
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Cheshire, Grafton.
State: New Jersey:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Monmouth.
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Burlington.
State: New York:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Otsego, Queens, Saratoga, Tioga.
Records from Nancy Collins identified by song
Counties: Tompkins.
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Albany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Greene, Ontario, Orange, Seneca, [Tompkins], Ulster.
State: Pennsylvania:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Armstrong, Lehigh, Potter.
Records from tblMain based on literature or specimens
Counties: Cambria, Centre, Lebanon, Northampton, Westmoreland.
One entry in tblMain for Pennsylvania does not provide a county.
State: Vermont:
Records from tblMain identified by song
Counties: Windsor.
Unassigned Records (tblMain) Based on Specimens or Literature
State: Kentucky
Counties: Bourbon, Franklin, Harrison, Mason, Robertson, Scott.
State: Michigan
Counties: Alcona, Antrim, Barry, Bay, Benzie, [Berrien], Calhoun, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clinton, Crawford, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Travers, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Mackinac, Manistee, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montgomery, Montmorency, Muskegon, Oakland, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford.
State: North Carolina
Counties: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Watauga.
State: Ohio
Counties: Allen, Ashtabula, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clermont, Darke, Delaware, [Erie], Fairfield, Fulton, Gallia, [Geauga], Guernsey, Hamilton, Hardin, Hocking, Huron, Jackson, [Lake], Licking, Logan, [Lorain], Lucas, Madison, Marion, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Morrow, Muskingum, Ottawa, Pickaway, [Portage], Preble, [Richland], Ross, [Stark], [Summit], Tuscarawas, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot.
State: Tennessee
Counties: Carter.
State: West Virginia
Counties: Nicholas, Ritchie.
State: Virginia
Counties: Giles, Wythe.
Notes
References:
The distribution map on this page is referred to as the 2024 distribution map.
Map and records for Oecanthus nigricornis were updated to include records from tblMain, Lisa Rainsong, Carl Strang, and Nancy Collins. [tmy 28 April 2024]