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Insara
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Insarini
Genus: Insara
Walker, 1869
Synonyms
  • HormiliaStål, 1873

Insara, commonly known as western bush katydids, [1] is a genus of katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. [1] [2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Insara: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Insara Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Insara Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Orthoptera Species File Online" . Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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