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Order OrthopteraDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Schizocoelos Coelomates Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Uniramia Class Insecta Subclass Pterygota Order Orthoptera This group contains the grasshoppers, crickets, katydids and walking sticks. Forewings are somewhat leathery, and cover wide, folded, membranous hindwings. Greek: orthos, straight + pteron, wing. (Dorit et al, 1991) |