Tettigoniinae
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The subfamily Tettigoniinae, also called shield-backed katydids, contains hundreds of species
, with 123 in North America. It is part of the family Tettigoniidae
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, actually a katydid and member of this subfamily, has been known to cause extensive damage when it breeds in large numbers in cropland.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, with 123 in North America. It is part of the family Tettigoniidae
Tettigoniidae
The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are...
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Examples
The Mormon cricketMormon cricket
The Mormon cricket is a large insect that can grow to almost three inches in length. They live throughout western North America in rangelands dominated by sagebrush and forbs....
, actually a katydid and member of this subfamily, has been known to cause extensive damage when it breeds in large numbers in cropland.
Partial list of genera
- Acrodectes
- AglaothoraxAglaothoraxAglaothorax is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species:* Aglaothorax longipennis...
- AcanthoplusAcanthoplusAcanthoplus is a genus of katydid.-Species:*A. armativentris*A. bechuanus*A. desertorum*A. discoidalis*A. germanus*A. innotatus*A. jallae*A. loandae*A. longipes*A. pallidus*A. serratus...
- Anabrus
- Apote
- Ateloplus
- Atlanticus
- Capnobotes
- Clinopleura
- Cyrtophyllicus
- Decticita
- Eremopedes
- Hubbellia
- Idionotus
- IdiostatusIdiostatusIdiostatus is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species:* Idiostatus middlekaufi...
- Inyodectes
- MetriopteraMetriopteraMetrioptera is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species:* Metrioptera domogledi* Roesel's bush-cricket...
- NedubaNedubaNeduba is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species:* Neduba extincta...
- Neobarrettia
- Pediodectes
- Peranabrus
- Plagiostira
- PlatycleisPlatycleisPlatycleis is a genus of insect described by Fieber in 1852, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae.The species of this genus are present in Europe, in North Africa and in Asia.This genus contains the following species:...
- Steiroxys
- TettigoniaTettigonia viridissimaTettigonia viridissima, the Great Green Bush-Cricket, is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. This species can be encountered from the Europe to Mongolia, especially in meadows, grasslands, prairies and occasionally in gardens The adult...
- Zacycloptera