The present cheklist includes 1033 species / subspecies belonging to 398 genera and 21 families of Orthoptera from India. The order Orthoptera is divided into suborders namely Caelifera and Ensifera. The suborder Caelifera includes short-horned grasshoppers, locusts and grouse locusts, however Ensifera includes long-horned grasshopper, katydids, crickets and mole crickets.The suborder Caelifera is represented by 518 species under 214 genera and 11 families viz. ...
