Checklist of Crickets North of Mexico
*In this checklist, an asterisk after the common name of a species indicates that the Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA) has one or more specimens of the species. Of the 153 species of crickets known to occur in America north of Mexico, FSCA has specimens of 119. Of the 153 SINA species, 120 occur east of the 100th meridian, 87 occur in Florida, and 79 occur in peninsular Florida (south of latitude 30°N).
Few species of crickets have vernacular names. The "common names" listed for each species below are intended for use when the scientific name for the species is inappropriate or insufficient.
Family Gryllotalpidae - mole cricketsGryllotalpa - seven-spurred mole crickets*Gryllotalpa cultriger - western mole cricketGryllotalpa gryllotalpa - European mole cricket*Gryllotalpa major - prairie mole cricket*NeocurtillaNeocurtilla hexadactyla - northern mole cricket*Neoscapteriscus - two-clawed mole crickets*Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus - short-winged mole cricket*Neoscapteriscus borellii - southern mole cricket*Neoscapteriscus vicinus - tawny mole cricket*Family Gryllidae (most other crickets)Subfamily Gryllinae - field cricketsAchetaAcheta domesticus - house cricket*Anurogryllus - short-tailed crickets*Anurogryllus arboreus - common short-tailed cricket*Anurogryllus celerinictus - Indies short-tailed cricket*GryllitaGryllita arizonae - Arizona cricketGryllodesGryllodes sigillatus - tropical house cricket*Gryllus - field crickets*Gryllus armatus - armed field cricket*Gryllus assimilis - Jamaican field cricket*Gryllus brevicaudus - short-tailed field cricketGryllus cayensis - Keys wood cricket*Gryllus chisosensis - Chisos Mountains field cricketGryllus cohni - irregular-trilling field cricketGryllus firmus - sand field cricket*Gryllus fultoni - southern wood cricket*Gryllus integer - mud crack field cricketGryllus leei - Utah lava field cricketGryllus lightfooti - arboreal desert field cricketGryllus lineaticeps - variable field cricketGryllus longicercus - long cercus field cricketGryllus makhosica - Badland's National Park field cricketGryllus montis - mountain wood cricketGryllus multipulsator - long-chirp field cricket*Gryllus navajo - Painted Desert field cricketGryllus ovisopis - taciturn wood cricket*Gryllus pennsylvanicus - fall field cricket*Gryllus personatus - badlands cricketGryllus planeta - McDonald Observatory wood cricketGryllus regularis - Southwest regular-trilling field cricketGryllus rubens - southeastern field cricket*Gryllus saxatilis - Western rock-loving field cricketGryllus sotol - Organ Mountains field cricketGryllus staccato - stutter-chirping field cricketGryllus texensis - Southeast fast trilling field cricket*Gryllus thinos - Texas beach field cricketGryllus transpecos - Texas Trans-Pecos field cricketGryllus veintinueve - Number 29 field cricketGryllus veletis - spring field cricket*Gryllus veletisoides - West Coast spring field cricketGryllus vernalis - northern wood cricket*Gryllus vocalis - vocal field cricketGryllus vulcanus - New Mexico lava field cricketMiogryllus - lesser field crickets*Miogryllus lineatus - western striped cricket*Miogryllus saussurei - eastern striped cricket*VelarifictorusVelarifictorus micado - Japanese burrowing cricket*Subfamily "Eneopterinae" - bush cricketsAntillicharisAntillicharis oriobates - Indies bush cricket*Hapithus - flightless bush crickets*Hapithus agitator - restless bush cricket*Hapithus brevipennis - short-winged bush cricket*Hapithus melodius - musical bush cricket*Orocharis - loud-singing bush crickets*Orocharis diplastes - Keys bush cricket*Orocharis luteolira - false jumping bush cricket*Orocharis nigrifrons - black-faced bush cricket*Orocharis saltator - jumping bush cricket*Orocharis tricornis - three-horned bush cricket*XenogryllusXenogryllus unipartitus - lychee bush cricket*Subfamily Mogoplistinae - scaly cricketsCycloptiloidesCycloptiloides americanus - Saussure's scaly cricket*Cycloptilum- common scaly crickets*Cycloptilum ainiktos - obscure scaly cricket*Cycloptilum albocircum- banded scaly cricket*Cycloptilum bidens- two-toothed scaly cricket*Cycloptilum comprehendens - syncopated scaly cricket*Cycloptilum distinctum - distinctive scaly cricketCycloptilum exsanguis- pale scaly cricket*Cycloptilum irregularis- Keys scaly cricket*Cycloptilum kelainopum- black-faced scaly cricket*Cycloptilum pigrum - reluctant scaly cricket*Cycloptilum quatrainum - four-pair scaly cricket*Cycloptilum slossoni- Slosson's scaly cricket*Cycloptilum spectabile- spectacular scaly cricket*Cycloptilum squamosum- Scudder's scaly cricket*Cycloptilum tardum - slow scaly cricketCycloptilum trigonipalpum - forest scaly cricket*Cycloptilum velox - swift scaly cricketCycloptilum zebra - zebra scaly cricket*HoplosphyrumHoplosphyrum boreale - long-winged scaly cricket*OligacanthopusOligacanthopus prograptus - silent scaly cricket* |
Subfamily Myrmecophilinae - ant cricketsMyrmecophilusMyrmecophilus americanus - Old World ant cricketMyrmecophilus manni - Mann's ant cricket*Myrmecophilus nebrascensis - Nebraska ant cricketMyrmecophilus oregonensis - Oregon ant cricket*Myrmecophilus pergandei - eastern ant cricket*Subfamily Nemobiinae - ground cricketsNemobiusNemobius sylvestris - woods ground cricketAllonemobius - robust ground crickets*Allonemobius allardi - Allard's ground cricket*Allonemobius fasciatus - striped ground cricket*Allonemobius fultoni - Fulton's ground cricket*Allonemobius griseus - gray ground cricket*Allonemobius maculatus - spotted ground cricket*Allonemobius shalontaki - Choctaw ground cricket*Allonemobius socius - southern ground cricket*Allonemobius sparsalus - salt-marsh ground cricket*Allonemobius tinnulus - tinkling ground cricket*Allonemobius walkeri - Walker's ground cricket*Eunemobius - even-spurred ground crickets*Eunemobius carolinus - Carolina ground cricket*Eunemobius confusus - confused ground cricket*Eunemobius melodius - melodious ground cricket*Neonemobius - small ground crickets*Neonemobius cubensis - Cuban ground cricket*Neonemobius eurynotus - California ground cricketNeonemobius mormonius - Mormon ground cricket*Neonemobius palustris - sphagnum ground cricket*Neonemobius variegatus - variegated ground cricket*Pictonemobius - bar-faced ground crickets*Pictonemobius ambitiosus - ambitious ground cricket*Pictonemobius arenicola - sandhills ground cricket*Pictonemobius hubbelli - Hubbell's ground cricket*Pictonemobius uliginosus - flatwoods ground cricket*HygronemobiusHygronemobius alleni - mangrove ground cricket*Subfamily Oecanthinae - tree cricketsNeoxabea - smooth-legged tree crickets*Neoxabea bipunctata - two-spotted tree cricket*Neoxabea formosa - Brownsville tree cricket*Oecanthus - common tree crickets*Oecanthus alexanderi - Alexander's tree cricket*Oecanthus argentinus - prairie tree cricket*Oecanthus beameri - White Sands tree cricket*Oecanthus californicus - western tree cricket*Oecanthus celerinictus - fast-calling tree cricket*Oecanthus exclamationis - Davis's tree cricket*Oecanthus forbesi - Forbes's tree cricket*Oecanthus fultoni - snowy tree cricket*Oecanthus laricis - tamarack tree cricket*Oecanthus latipennis - broad-winged tree cricket*Oecanthus leptogrammus - thin-lined tree cricket*Oecanthus major - great tree cricket*Oecanthus nigricornis - black-horned tree cricket*Oecanthus niveus - narrow-winged tree cricket*Oecanthus pini - pine tree cricket*Oecanthus quadripunctatus - four-spotted tree cricket*Oecanthus rileyi - Riley's tree cricket*Oecanthus salvii - sage tree cricketOecanthus texensis - Texas tree cricket*Oecanthus varicornis - different-horned tree cricket*Oecanthus walkeri - Walker's tree cricket*Subfamily Pentacentrinae - anomalous cricketsTrigonidomimusTrigonidomimus belfragei - Belfrage's cricketSubfamily Podoscirtinae - bush cricketsTafaliscaTafalisca eleuthera - robust bush cricket*Subfamily Trigonidiinae - sword-tail crickets/trigsAnaxipha - brown sword-tail crickets*Anaxipha calusa - Calusa trig*Anaxipha delicatula - chirping trig*Anaxipha exigua - Say’s trig*Anaxipha fultoni - Fulton's trig*Anaxipha hyalicetra - Arizona trigAnaxipha imitator - Cuban trig*Anaxipha litarena - beach trig*Anaxipha rosamacula - pink-spotted trig*Anaxipha scia - mangrove trig*Anaxipha thomasi - Thomas's trig*Anaxipha tinnula - tidewater trig*Anaxipha tinnulacita - fast-tinkling trig*Anaxipha tinnulenta - slow-tinkling trig*Anaxipha vernalis - spring trig*Cyrtoxipha - green sword-tail crickets*Cyrtoxipha columbiana - Columbian trig*Cyrtoxipha confusa - complex-trilling trig*Cyrtoxipha gundlachi - Gundlach's trig*Cyrtoxipha nola - mangrove green trig*FalciculaFalcicula hebardi - Hebard's trig*PhyllopalpusPhyllopalpus pulchellus - handsome trig* |
*In this checklist, an asterisk after the common name of a species indicates that the Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA) has one or more specimens of the species. Of the 153 species of crickets known to occur in America north of Mexico, FSCA has specimens of 119. Of the 153 SINA species, 120 occur east of the 100th meridian, 87 occur in Florida, and 79 occur in peninsular Florida (south of latitude 30°N).
Few species of crickets have vernacular names. The "common names" listed for each species above are intended for use when the scientific name for the species is inappropriate or insufficient.