True katydid Order: Orthoptera Family: Tettigoniidae Genus and species: Pterophylla camellifolia (Fabricius) True katydids are flightless or nearly flightless inhabitants of crowns of deciduous trees in oak-hickory forests, parks, and yards. They are leaf green in...

Common meadow katydid Order: Orthoptera Family: Tettigoniidae Genus and species: Orchelimum vulgare Harris The genus Orchelimum includes 21 meadow katydid species, all of them restricted to North America. Only 5 species are likely to be found in Arkansas. Orchelimum...

Autumn yellow-winged grasshopper Order: Orthopera Family: Acrididae (Subfamily: Oedipodinae) Genus and species: Arphia xanthoptera (Burmeister) The Oedopodinae, or band-winged grasshoppers, are among our most conspicuous grasshoppers. Those of the genus Arphia are...

Post-oak locust Order: Orthoptera Family: Acrididae Genus and species: Dendrotettix quercus Packard The post-oak locust occasionally appears in outbreaks of devastating local abundance in oak forests of the eastern United States, and then populations subside to levels...

Camel cricket Order: Orthoptera Family: Rhaphidophoridae Genus and species: Ceuthophilus spp. Camel crickets get their common name from their arched, tan bodies. Adults are wingless and up to 1 ½” long. The antennae are very long and fragile, and the long hind legs...

Chinese mantid Order: Mantodea Family: Mantidae Genus and species: Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure The Chinese mantid is a large species. Some individuals reach 3½ inches in length. They are variable in color, from brown to green, but most Arkansas specimens...

Giant walking stick Order: Phasmatodea Family: Heteronemiidae Genus and species: Megaphasma denticrus (Stål) Insects in the Order Phasmatodea are referred to as the walking sticks and leaf insects. The various species have evolved to resemble sticks, twigs, or leaves,...

Woods roach Order: Blattodea Family: Blattellidae Genus and species: Parcoblatta pennsylvanica (DeGeer) The woods cockroach, Parcoblatta pennsylvanica, is a fairly large, harmless, native species. It normally lives outdoors in hollow trees, under bark, and in piles of...

Silverfish Order: Thysanura Family: Lepismatidae Genus and species: Lepisma saccharina Linnaeus Insects of the Order Thysanura are known as bristletails. They are ancient and primitive. Living species are relatively small omnivores. They run rapidly and hide to escape...

House centipede Order: Scutigeromorpha Family: Scutigeridae Genus and species: Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus) The house centipede is often seen darting across floors at high speed, occasionally stopping suddenly and remaining motionless for some time before racing...