Orthoptera
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Acrididae
Anostostomatidae Eumastacidae Gryllacrididae Gryllidae Gryllotalpidae Haglidae Mogoplistidae Myrmecophilidae Rhaphidophoridae Romaleidae Stenopelmatidae Tanaoceridae Tetrigidae Tettigoniidae Tridactylidae Reference: Nearctica as of 2002-08-11 | ||||||||
The Orthoptera are the only insects considered kosher in Judaism. Although the Bible may be read as stating that all Orthoptera are kosher except those, such as the mole cricket, that do not jump, halakhic authorities state that only four species known in Yemen are kosher.
