Tettigonia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Superfamily: | Tettigonioidea |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758 |
Tettigonia is a genus of insect described by Linnaeus in 1758, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae. The Latin name Tettigonia derives from the Greek τεττιξ, meaning cicada.
It includes quite large insects, with a massive body, green or brownish color, with long hind legs.
The species of Tettigonia are present in Europe, in North Africa and in Asia.
This genus contains the following species:
Species
- Tettigonia acutipennis Ebner, 1946
- Tettigonia cantans (Fuessly, 1775)
- Tettigonia caudata (Charpentier, 1842)
- Tettigonia chinensis Willemse, 1933
- Tettigonia dolichoptera Mori, 1933
- Tettigonia hispanica Bolívar, 1893
- Tettigonia ibuki Furukawa, 1938
- Tettigonia krugeri Massa, 1998
- Tettigonia longealata Chopard, 1937
- Tettigonia longispina Ingrisch, 1983
- Tettigonia lozanoi (Bolívar, 1914)
- Tettigonia macrocephalus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1846)
- Tettigonia macroxipha (Bolívar, 1914)
- Tettigonia orientalis Uvarov, 1924
- Tettigonia savignyi (Lucas, 1849)
- Tettigonia silana Capra, 1936
- Tettigonia tsushimensis Ogawa, 2003
- Tettigonia turcica Ramme, 1951
- Tettigonia ussuriana Uvarov, 1939
- Tettigonia vaucheriana (Pictet, 1888)
- Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tettigonia yama Furukawa, 1938
External links
Gallery
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Tettigonia species, nymph
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Tettigonia species, nymph
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Tettigonia species, young female
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Tettigonia cantans, female
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Tettigonia cantans, male
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Tettigonia viridissima, male
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Tettigonia viridissima, female
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