ORTHOPTERA
(grasshoppers and crickets)

Interactions where ORTHOPTERA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Blaesoxipha a genus of flesh flies Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Blaesoxipha/Blaesoxiphaa genus of flesh flieslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and cricketsSole larva is endoparasitoid of
is endoparasitised by larva Minor Sarcophaga jacobsoni a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga jacobsoni/Sarcophaga jacobsonia flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and cricketsMinor larva endoparasitises
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Tachysphex nitidus s.s. a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Tachysphex nitidus s.s./Tachysphex nitidus s.s.a solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and crickets female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Tachysphex pompiliformis a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Tachysphex pompiliformis/Tachysphex pompiliformisa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and crickets female stocks nest with
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Tachysphex unicolor a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Tachysphex unicolor/Tachysphex unicolora solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and crickets female stocks nest with
adult (live) live adult may be infected by colony UK/Ireland Entomophaga grylli an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Two rare and interesting entomogenous fungi from south-east England, Moss, M., Spooner, B. & Mitchell, D.W., 2007
Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato, Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophaga grylli/Entomophaga gryllian entomophagous funguscolony Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Orthoptera/Orthopteragrasshoppers and cricketsliveadult colony infects live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Moss, M., Spooner, B. & Mitchell, D.W., 2007Two rare and interesting entomogenous fungi from south-east EnglandField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 115-118.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu latoBull. Br. mycol Soc. 16, 113-143, 1982 Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. 16 (2): 113-143.

ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ACRIDOIDEA
a superfamily of orthopterans
Superfamily 4 subtaxa 21 trophisms 6 references
CONOCEPHALIDAE
cone-heads
Family 2 subtaxa 5 references
GRYLLOIDEA
a superfamily of orthopterans
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 2 references
GRYLLOTALPIDAE
mole-crickets
Family 1 subtaxa 3 references
MECONEMATIDAE
oak bush crickets
Family 2 subtaxa 5 references
PHANEROPTERIDAE
speckled bush crickets
Family 2 references
RHAPHIDOPHOROIDEA
a superfamily of orthopterans
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 references
RHAPHIDOPHORIDAE
greenhouse camel crickets
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
TETRIGOIDEA
a superfamily of orthopterans
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 2 references
TETTIGONIOIDEA
a superfamily of orthopterans
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 4 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Chopard, L. 1951 *** Orthoptèroïdes ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 56, 358pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Chopard, L. 1922 *** Orthoptères et Dermaptères ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 3, 212pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Hincks, W.D. 1949 *** Dermaptera and Orthoptera ***(Superseded) Handbooks for the identification of British insects, Vol 1, Part 5, 24pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Lucas, W.J. 1920 *** A Monograph of the British Orthoptera ***(Superseded) Vol 105, 264+25 platespp, The Ray Society, London
() Marshall, J.A. & Haes, E.C.M. 1988 Grasshoppers and allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland 252pp, Harley Books
Ragge, D.R. 1973 The British Orthoptera: a supplement Ent. Gazette Vol 23, No 3: 227-245.
() Ragge, D.R. 1965 *** Grasshoppers, Crickets & Cockroaches of the British Isles ***(Superseded) Wayside and Woodland Series, 299pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Sutton, P., Beckmann, B. & Roy, H. Orthoptera and allied insects species.orthoptera.org.uk/default.aspx
Wuilbaut, J.J. Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons

Regional Guides

Eversham, B. & Prunier, F. 2007 Identifying grasshoppers, crickets and allies in Beds, Cambs and Northants. http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm
Paul, J. 1989 Grasshoppers & Crickets of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire 96pp, Pisces Publications

Song

Burton, J. & Ragge, D.R. A Sound Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland
Ragge, D.R. & Reynolds, W.J. The Songs of the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Western Europe
Ragge, D.R. & Reynolds, W.J. A Sound Guide to the Grasshoppers and Crickets of Western Europe
() Ragge, D.R. 1965 *** Grasshoppers, Crickets & Cockroaches of the British Isles ***(Superseded) Wayside and Woodland Series, 299pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Sutton, P., Beckmann, B. & Roy, H. Orthoptera and allied insects species.orthoptera.org.uk/default.aspx

ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. *** UK Grasshoppers and Crickets ***(Superseded)
Anon. GrasshoppersandCricketsUK
Anon. Orthoptera and allied insects www.orthoptera.org.uk/default.aspx

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 343 images of ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers and crickets)
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