Tettigoniidae

"Katydid" redirects here. For other uses, see Katydid (disambiguation).

Tettigoniidae
Temporal range: Jurassic–recent
Tettigonia viridissima
Stridulation of T. viridissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Infraorder: Tettigoniidea
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Krauss, 1902
Family: Tettigoniidae
Krauss, 1902
Subfamilies

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Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America)[1] or bush crickets.[2] They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers".[3] More than 8,000 species are known.[1] Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.

Many species are nocturnal in habit, having strident mating calls and may exhibit mimicry or camouflage, commonly with shapes and colours similar to leaves.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference osf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ragge DR (1965). Grasshoppers, Crickets & Cockroaches of the British Isles. F Warne & Co, London. p. 299.
  3. ^ Ingrisch, Sigfrid; Rentz, D.C.F. (2009). "Chapter 187 - Orthoptera: Grasshoppers, Locusts, Katydids, Crickets". Encyclopedia Of Insects (Second ed.). pp. 732–743. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374144-8.00196-X. ISBN 9780123741448.
  4. ^ "Katydid". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 9 October 2014.[]