Tettigoniinae
| Tettigoniinae | |
|---|---|
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| Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
| Genera | |
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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.
Examples
The Mormon cricket, 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
- Acanthoplus
- Acrodectes
- Aglaothorax
- Alfredectes
- Anabrus
- Apote
- Arytropteris
- Ateloplus
- Atlanticus
- Capnobotes
- Clinopleura
- Cyrtophyllicus
- Decticita
- Eremopedes
- Hubbellia
- Idionotus
- Idiostatus
- Inyodectes
- Metrioptera
- Neduba
- Neobarrettia
- Pediodectes
- Peranabrus
- Pholidoptera
- Plagiostira
- Platycleis
Tuberous bushcricket (Platycleis affinis), female - Steiroxys
- Tettigonia
- Zacycloptera
References
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