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Orthoptera

Medical Definition: An order of insects comprising two suborders: Caelifera and Ensifera. They consist of GRASSHOPPERS, locusts, and crickets (GRYLLIDAE).
Guide Notes: do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Also Called: Caelifera,Ensifera
Previously Indexed: Insects (1966-1974)
Orthoptera Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Grasshoppers - Plant-eating orthopterans having hindlegs adapted for jumping. There are two main families: Acrididae and Romaleidae. Some of the more common genera are: Melanoplus, the most common grasshopper; Conocephalus, the eastern meadow grasshopper; and Pterophylla, the true katydid.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Gryllidae - The family Gryllidae consists of the common house cricket, Acheta domesticus, which is used in neurological and physiological studies. Other genera include Gryllotalpa (mole cricket); Gryllus (field cricket); and Oecanthus (tree cricket).

Orthoptera Medical Definitions and Terms

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