ORTHOPTERA, HEMIPTERA,

AND OTHERS....

(GRASSHOPPERS AND CRICKETS, AND AQUATIC INSECTS)

An Online Field Guide Created By Shiloh Sundstrom

Fall Semester 2002 for Field Biology, Brandeis University

On this site you will find pictures and information about 15 genera and species from the orders Orthoptera and Hemiptera as well as some other Aquatic genera from other families including the Coleoptera and Odonata orders. All of the insects found on this page were collected by Shiloh Sundstrom and other members of Professor Dan Perlman's Field Biology class. All of the specimens were found in or around Waltham, MA except for the Camel Cricket which was found in a basement in Staunton, VA. All pictures were taken by Shiloh Sundstrom.
Genera and Species can be found on this site in three distinct ways. These include by Common Name, by Taxonomy, and by thumbnail pictures. These categories can be accessed using the links below.
COMMON NAMES           TAXONOMY          PICTURES
SOURCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS