Category:Orthoptera

Or*thop"te*ra, n. pl. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (zoöl.)

Defn: an order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, Locusts, cockroaches, etc. See illust. under insect.

Note: the anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the Posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. The orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.