Pseudophyllinae

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Pseudophyllinae
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Pseudophyllus titan
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Burmeister, 1840
Tribes

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The subfamily Pseudophyllinae contains numerous species in the family Tettigoniidae, the katydids or bush crickets. Sometimes called "true katydids",[ citation needed ] together with the crickets of suborder Ensifera, they form part of the insect order Orthoptera which also contains grasshoppers.

Contents

Members of the group are noted for their remarkable camouflage. Many species closely resemble fresh or dried leaves, including veins, various blotches and even bite marks. [1]

Systematics

The Pseudophyllinae may be subdivided into the following tribes (the first 17 of which are sometimes grouped into the super-tribes: Pleminiiti and Pseudophylliti) and genera. [2] Some notable species are also listed here:

Aphractini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Chile

Aspidonotini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Madagascar

Aspidonotus spinosus Bull Katydid (Aspidonotus spinosus) (7639102324).jpg
Aspidonotus spinosus

Callimenellini

Auth.: (Gorochov 1990) - Asia: including India, Indo-China and the Philippines

Cocconotini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Central and southern America

Cymatomerini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Central Africa and Asia: including India, Indo-China, Malesia and the Philippines

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Sanaa regalis
Tegra novaehollandiae Katydid (Tegra novaehollandiae immunis) (7840924066).jpg
Tegra novaehollandiae

Eucocconotini

Auth.: Beier 1960 - Central and South America

Panoploscelis specularis Panoploscelis specularis-male2.jpg
Panoploscelis specularis

Homalaspidiini

Auth.: (Otte, D. 1997) - Southern America

Ischnomelini

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Ischnomela gracilis

Auth.: (Beier 1960) - Southern America

Leptotettigini

Auth.: (Beier 1960) - Southern America

Pantecphylini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Central Africa

Phrictini

Auth.: Bolívar, 1903 - sometimes placed in the Mecopodinae (Eastern Australia)

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Phricta aberrans

Phyllomimini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - West and central Africa; Australasia: India through to Pacific islands

Platyphyllini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Southern America

Pleminiini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Central and southern America, West and central Africa

Batodromeus subulo Katydid (Batodromeus subulo) (7656849674).jpg
Batodromeus subulo

Polyancistrini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895) - Mexico, Caribbean, Southern America

Pseudophyllini

Auth.: (Burmeister 1838) - West and central Africa; Asia: India, Indo-China through to Papua New Guinea

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Onomarchus kanara
Zabalius cf. ophthalmicus Zabalius cf. ophthalmicus 1.jpg
Zabalius cf. ophthalmicus

Pterophyllini

Auth.: (Karny, 1925) – Americas

Simoderini

Auth.: (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) - Madagascar, Australia

Teleutiini

Auth.: (Beier, 1960) - Panama to Southern America

Tribe undetermined

Due to the great diversity of this subfamily, it is not unequivocally delimited yet.

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References

  1. Grimaldi, David; Engel, Michael S. (2005). "Orthoptera: the crickets, katydids, grasshoppers, wetas, and kin". Evolution of the Insects . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.  202–211. ISBN   0521821495.
  2. Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 25 December 2017)