Belocephalus is a genus of short-winged coneheads in the family Tettigoniidae. Coneheads are a type of bush crickets or katydids. There are about eight described species in Belocephalus.
Stilpnochlora couloniana, the giant katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. They are sometimes kept as pets.
Arethaea phalangium is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera. The species is known generally as the "eastern thread-leg katydid". It is found in North America.
Steiroxys strepens, known generally as the noisy shieldback or shield-backed katydid, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Tettigoniidea is an infraorder of the order Orthoptera, with six extant families.
Insara elegans, the elegant bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Capnobotes unodontus, the one-tooth longwing, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Neobarrettia victoriae, the lesser arid-land katydid, is a species of spiny predatory katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Neoconocephalus melanorhinus, the black-nosed conehead, is a species of conehead in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Neoconocephalus velox, the swift conehead, is a species of conehead in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Orchelimum fidicinium, the seaside meadow katydid, is a species of meadow katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in the Eastern time zone of North America.
Dichopetala oreoeca, the mountain-dwelling short-winged katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Obolopteryx emarginata, the spoon-tail short-wing katydid, is the type species of phaneropterine katydids of its genus and in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Obolopteryx castanea, the chestnut short-wing katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Steiroxys trilineata, the three-lined shieldback, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Neoconocephalus robustus, known generally as the robust conehead or crepitating conehead, is a species of conehead in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. The song of this insect has an incredible volume of 116 decibels. The peak frequency of the song is 8 kilohertz and the sound can be heard from 500 meters away, even in a driving car with closed windows. From a distance, the song has a whining quality but at close range, it becomes painful to listen to.
Metrioptera sphagnorum, the bog katydid, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Dichopetala brevihastata, the common short-wing katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
Pyrgocorypha is a genus of coneheads in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about 16 described species in Pyrgocorypha, found in the Americas, southern and eastern Asia.
Neduba propsti, known generally as the Catalina shield-back cricket or Propst's shieldback, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
