Overview
For other uses of the term "katydid", see
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 more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.
Tettigoniids may be distinguished from grasshoppers by the length of their filamentous antennae, which may exceed their own body length, while grasshoppers' antennae are always relatively short and thickened.
The males of tettigoniids have sound-producing organs (via stridulation) located on the hind angles of their front wings. In some species females are also capable of stridulation.
There are about 255 species in North America, but the majority of species live in the tropical regions of the world.
The diet of tettigoniids includes leaves, flowers, bark, and seeds, but many species are exclusively predatory, feeding on other insects, snails or even small vertebrates such as snakes and lizards. Some are also considered pests by commercial crop growers and are sprayed to limit growth. Large tettigoniids can inflict a painful bite or pinch if handled but seldom break the skin.
The males provide a nuptial gift for the females in the form of a spermatophylax, a body attached to the males' spermatophore which is consumed by the female. The function of the spermatophylax is to increase the attachment time of the males' spermatophore and thereby increase his paternity. 1]
The eggs of tettigoniids are typically oval shaped and laid in rows on the host plant.
Refences
- ^ Vahed, K. 1998 The function of nuptial feeding in insects: review of empirical studies. Biological Reviews 73, 43-78.
Photo Gallery
External Links
- Bush katydid genus Scudderia Stål, 1873 - diagnostic photographs, natural history
- Black-sided meadow katydid - Conocephalus nigropleurum - diagnostic photographs
- BugGuide.net--family Tettigoniidae
- Singing Insects of North America (SINA) website.
- Bug guide.net-- Pink Katydid
- North American Katydids, with range maps and audio files of katydid songs.
Photos
Taxonomy
The Family Tettigoniidae is a member of the Superfamily Tettigonioidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Tettigoniidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Orthopterida
- Order: Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793 - Locusts, Katydids, Crickets, Grasshoppers
- Suborder: Ensifera
(en-SIF-er-uh)
Ander, 1939
- Infraorder: Tettigoniidea
- Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Krauss, 1902
- Family: Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 - Katydids
- Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Krauss, 1902
- Infraorder: Tettigoniidea
- Suborder: Ensifera
(en-SIF-er-uh)
Ander, 1939
- Order: Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793 - Locusts, Katydids, Crickets, Grasshoppers
- Superorder: Orthopterida
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Tettigoniidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (10): Bradyporinae · Conocephalinae · Listroscelidinae · Meconematinae · Mecopodinae · Odonturinae · Phaneropterinae · Pseudophyllinae · Saginae · Tettigoniinae
- Tribe (4): Bradyporini · Copiphorini · Decticini · Ephippigerini
- Genus (263): Abaxinicephora · Abaxisotima · Abrodiaeta · Acanthacara · Acantheremus · Acanthodis · Acanthoplus · Acanthoprion · Acanthoproctus · Acauloplacella · Acauloplax · Acra · Acrephyllum · Acripeza · Acrodonta · Acrometopa · Acrophyllum · Adapantus · Aglaothorax · Alfredectes · Alison · Alloteratura · Amacroxiphus · Amblycorypha · Amphiestris · Amytta · Amyttosa · Anabrus · Anadrymadusa · Analota · Anaulacomera · Anaulocomera · Anelytra · Anepisceptus · Aniara · Anoedopoda · Anonconotus · Antaxius · Anterastes · Anthracites · Aphractus · Aphroptera · Arantia · Arethaea · Arnobia · Arytropteris · Aspidonotus · Atlanticus · Austrophlugis · Axizicus · Banza · Barbitistes · Belocephalus · Bentius · Bicolorana · Bienkoxenus · Biroa · Brachyinsara · Bradyornis · Bradyporus · Broughtonia · Brunneana · Brunneriana · Bucephaloptera · Bucrates · Buettneria · Caedicia · Calamoptera · Callicrania · Callimenellus · Calopterusa · Capnobotes · Carliphisis · Catoptropteryx · Cecidophagula · Ceraia · Cethomadarus · Choeroparnops · Chondroderella · Clasma · Climacoptera · Clonia · Cnemidophyllum · Cocconotus · Colobotettix · Colossopus · Conchotopoda · Conocephalus · Copiphorini · Coptaspis · Cosmetura · Cosmophyllum · Cratioma · Cymatomera · Cymatomerella · Cyrtaspis · Daedalellus · Daedalus · Dasylistroscelis · Dasyscelidius · Dasyscelus · Debrona · Decma · Decticita · Decticus · Dectinomima · Deflorita · Deracantha · Deracanthella · Despoina · Dichopetala · Dicranostomus · Diophanes · Drepanophyllum · Drymadusa · Ducetia · Dysonia · Elimaea · Enconocephalus · Entacanthodes · Enyaliopsis · Eoxizicus · Ephippiger · Ephippigerida · Ephippitytha · Eremopedes · Euconocephalus · Eumecopoda · Eupholidoptera · Eurycorypha · Eurygnathus · Exora · Gabonella · Gampsocleis · Gonyatopus · Grigoriora · Gryporhynchus · Hetrodes · Hexacentrus · Himerta · Holochlira · Holochlora · Hoplomachus · Horatosphaga · Hubbellia · Idiostatus · Insara · Inscudderia · Ischyra · Isoimon · Isophya · Kawanphila · Kuwayamaea · Lea · Leptoderes · Leptoteratura · Liara · Liparoscelis · Lophaspis · Macrolyristes · Malkinia · Mastophyllum · Meconema · Mecopoda · Megalodon · Megalotheca · Meneghalia · Metaplastes · Metrioptera · Microcentrum · Microtettigonia · Micta · Mioacris · Molpa · Monteiroa · Montezumina · Namaquadectes · Neduba · Neobarrettia · Neoconocephalus · Nesocnemis · Odontoxiphidium · Odontura · Ommatoptera · Onomarchus · Orchelimum · Orophus · Orphania · Panacanthus · Paracyrtophyllus · Parangara · Paraphyllomimus · Parapleminia · Pediodectes · Peranabrus · Phalangium · Phaneroptera · Phaneropterinae · Philophyllia · Pholidoptera · Phylloptera · Phyllozelus · Phyrama · Plagiostira · Platenia · Platycleis · Platylyra · Platyphyllum · Platystolus · Poecilimon · Polyancistrus · Polysarcus · Praephippigera · Pseudophyllinae · Pseudorhynchus · Psorodonotus · Psyrana · Pterolepis · Pterophylla · Pycnogaster · Pycnopalpa · Pyrgocorypha · Rhacocleis · Ruspolia · Saga · Sasima · Sathrophyllia · Schedocentrus · Schizonotinus · Schochia · Scudderia · Steirodon · Steiroxys · Steropleurus · Stibaroptera · Stilpnochlora · Tegra · Temnophyllus · Terpandrus · Tessellana · Tettigonia · Thamnotrizon · Thyreonotus · Triencentrus · Trigonocorypha · Turpilia · Turpiliodes · Tylopsis · Tympanophyllum · Tympanoptera · Typophyllum · Uchuca · Uromenus · Vetralla · Xenica · Xestophrys · Xiphelimum · Xiphidiola · Xiphidiopsis · Yersinella · Yungasacris · Zabalius · Zitsikama
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,624 species and subspecies in the Family Tettigoniidae.
Genera
Abaxinicephora
Abaxisotima
Abrodiaeta
Acanthacara
Acantheremus
Acanthodis
Acanthoplus
Acanthoprion
Acanthoproctus
Acauloplacella
Acauloplax
Acra
Acrephyllum
Acripeza
Acrodonta
Acrometopa
Acrophyllum
Acrophyllum may refer to: [more]
Adapantus
Aglaothorax
Aglaothorax is a genus of in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Alfredectes
Alison
Alison is a for a female. It was originally a medieval Norman nickname for Alice, meaning "truth," "noble," or "noble type." Also from the Irish name, Iseult. Variations include Allison, Allyson, Alysson, Alyson, Alison and Alisson with nicknames Allie, Ali, Ally, Aly and Alli. It also has separate roots as a family name, in which case when used as a given name is traditionally masculine, and is of disputed meaning. [more]
Alloteratura
Amacroxiphus
Amblycorypha
Amphiestris
Amytta
Amyttosa
Anabrus
Anadrymadusa
Analota
Anaulacomera
Anaulocomera
Anelytra
Anepisceptus
Aniara
Anoedopoda
Anonconotus
Antaxius
Anterastes
Anthracites
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Aphractus
Aphroptera
Arantia
Arethaea
Arnobia
Arytropteris
Aspidonotus
Atlanticus
Austrophlugis
Axizicus
Banza
Barbitistes
Belocephalus
Belocephalus is a genus of in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Bentius
Bicolorana
Bienkoxenus
Biroa
Brachyinsara
Bradyornis
Bradyporus
Broughtonia
Broughtonia is a of orchids (family Orchidaceae) of the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals. [more]
Brunneana
Brunneriana
Bucephaloptera
Bucrates
Buettneria
Caedicia
Calamoptera
Callicrania
Callimenellus
Calopterusa
Capnobotes
Carliphisis
Catoptropteryx
Cecidophagula
Ceraia
Cethomadarus
Choeroparnops
Chondroderella
Clasma
Climacoptera
Clonia
Cnemidophyllum
Cocconotus
Colobotettix
Colossopus
Conchotopoda
Conocephalus
A conehead is a in the genus Conocephalus. [more]
Copiphorini
Coptaspis
Cosmetura
Cosmophyllum
Cratioma
Cymatomera
Cymatomerella
Cyrtaspis
Daedalellus
Daedalus
Dasylistroscelis
Dasyscelidius
Dasyscelus
Debrona
Decma
Decticita
Decticus
Dectinomima
Deflorita
Deracantha
Deracanthella
Despoina
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Dichopetala
Dicranostomus
Diophanes
Drepanophyllum
Drymadusa
Ducetia
Dysonia
Elimaea
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Enconocephalus
Enconocephalusverification needed] is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Entacanthodes
Enyaliopsis
Eoxizicus
Ephippiger
Ephippigerida
Ephippitytha
Eremopedes
Euconocephalus
Eumecopoda
Eupholidoptera
Eurycorypha
Eurygnathus
Exora
Gabonella
Gampsocleis
Gonyatopus
Grigoriora
Gryporhynchus
Hetrodes
Hexacentrus
Himerta
Holochlira
Holochlora
Hoplomachus
Horatosphaga
Hubbellia
Idiostatus
Idiostatus is a genus of in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Insara
Inscudderia
Ischyra
Isoimon
Isophya
Isophya is a genus of in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Kawanphila
Kawanphila is a of insects in family Tettigoniidae (Katydids and Bush crickets). It contains the following species: [more]
Kuwayamaea
Lea
Leptoderes
Leptoteratura
Liara
Liparoscelis
Lophaspis
Macrolyristes
Malkinia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Mastophyllum
Meconema
Mecopoda
Megalodon
Megalotheca
Meneghalia
Metaplastes
Metrioptera
Metrioptera is a genus of in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Microcentrum
Microtettigonia
Micta
Mioacris
Molpa
Monteiroa
Montezumina
Namaquadectes
Neduba
Neduba is a genus of in family Tettigoniidae. It contains the following species: [more]
Neobarrettia
Neoconocephalus
Nesocnemis
Odontoxiphidium
Odontura
Ommatoptera
Onomarchus
Orchelimum
Orophus
Orphania
Panacanthus
Paracyrtophyllus
Parangara
Paraphyllomimus
Parapleminia
Pediodectes
Peranabrus
Phalangium
Phalangium is a genus of , that occurs mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".[1] [more]
Phaneroptera
Phaneropterinae
Philophyllia
Pholidoptera
Phylloptera
Phyllozelus
Phyrama
Plagiostira
Platenia
Platycleis
Platylyra
Platyphyllum
Platystolus
Poecilimon
Polyancistrus
Polysarcus
Praephippigera
Pseudophyllinae
Pseudorhynchus
Psorodonotus
Psyrana
Pterolepis
Pterophylla
Pycnogaster
Pycnopalpa
Pyrgocorypha
Rhacocleis
Ruspolia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Saga
Sasima
Sathrophyllia
Schedocentrus
Schizonotinus
Schochia
Schochia sullivani is a primitive species of mammal from the early Paleocene of North America. [more]
Scudderia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Steirodon
Steiroxys
Steropleurus
Stibaroptera
Stilpnochlora
Tegra
Temnophyllus
Terpandrus
Tessellana
Tettigonia
Thamnotrizon
Thyreonotus
Triencentrus
Trigonocorypha
Turpilia
Turpiliodes
Tylopsis
Tympanophyllum
Tympanoptera
Typophyllum
Uchuca
Uromenus
Vetralla
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Xenica
Xestophrys
Xiphelimum
Xiphidiola
Xiphidiopsis
Yersinella
Yungasacris
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Zabalius
Zitsikama
More info about the Genus Zitsikama may be found here.
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Elimaea&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Scudderia&search=Search
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