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Tettigoniids are found on every continent except Antarctica. [13] The vast majority of katydid species live in the tropical regions of the world. [4] For example, the Amazon basin tropical forests are home to over 2,000 species. [4] However, katydids are found in the cool, dry temperate regions, as well, with about 255 species in North America.
Common true katydid nymph on a Mirabilis jalapa flower. Pterophylla camellifolia, the common true katydid, is a common North American insect in the family Tettigoniidae (katydids). Within the Tettigoniidae, it belongs to the subfamily Pseudophyllinae (true katydids). Other common names include northern true katydid and rough-winged katydid. [1 ...
Scudderia pistillata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids"). [1] [2] A common name for Scudderia pistillata is "broad-winged bush katydid". [3] Scudderia pistillata is found in North America. [2]
Caedicia simplex is a native insect to New Zealand and Australia.Their habitat is limited to that of New Zealand [3] and Australia. [4] While they are not Caedicia simplex it is worth noting that other species of katydid in the shared family of Tettigoniidae are present on all other continents excluding Antarctica.
Arachnacris corporalis, the giant Malaysian katydid, giant long-legged katydid or giant katydid (not to be confused with Stilpnochlora couloniana, a species native to the United States), is a large species of bush cricket or katydid that is native to Malaysia. [1] It is the largest species of katydid in the world. [2]
Pterochroza ocellata, the peacock katydid, is an insect in the family Tettigoniidae from the Amazon rainforest in South America. It is the only species in the genus Pterochroza . The species is a leaf-mimic katydid; when it is in repose its camouflage resembles a diseased or dead leaf.
Superfamily Tettigonioidea Krauss, 1902 (bush crickets or katydids) †Haglotettigoniidae Gorochov, 1988 †Permotettigoniidae Nel & Garrouste, 2016; Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902; Incertae sedis †Tettoraptor maculatus Gorochov, 2012
Pterophylla is a genus of true katydids in the family Tettigoniidae.There are about five described species in Pterophylla. [1] [2] [3] [4]Pterophylla camellifolia. Within the Pseudophyllinae, Pterophylla belongs to the tribe Pterophyllini.