Anostostomatidae is a family of insects in the order Orthoptera, widely distributed in the southern hemisphere. It is named Mimnermidae or Henicidae in some taxonomies, and common names include king crickets in Australia and South Africa, and wētā in New Zealand. Prominent members include the Parktown prawn of South Africa, and the giant wētā of New Zealand. The distribution of this family reflects a common ancestry before the fragmenting of Gondwana.
The Euphasmatodea, also known by its junior synonym Verophasmatodea is a suborder of the Phasmatodea, which contains the vast majority of the extant species of stick and leaf insects, excluding the Timematodea. The oldest record of Euphasmatodea is Araripephasma from the Crato Formation of Brazil, dating to the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.
The subfamily Pseudophyllinae contains numerous species in the family Tettigoniidae, the katydids or bush crickets. Sometimes called "true katydids", together with the crickets of suborder Ensifera, they form part of the insect order Orthoptera which also contains grasshoppers.
The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. Nearly 2,060 species in 85 genera throughout the world are known. They are also known as false katydids or round-headed katydids.
Antaxius is a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platycleidini found in Europe.
The Eyprepocnemidinae are a subfamily of Acrididae in the Orthoptera: Caelifera. Species can be found in Africa, mainland Europe and Asia.
Sanaa is a genus of bush-crickets found in India, Indo-China and Malesia. It belongs to the tribe Cymatomerini within the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It may be confused with the genus Parasanaa, which has a similar distribution in Asia.
Callimenellus is an Asian genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It is the sole genus in the tribe Callimenellini.
Phyllomimus is an Asian genus of bush-crickets in the tribe Phyllomimini of the subfamily Pseudophyllinae; species have been recorded from India, China, Indochina and Malesia.
Hemigyrus is an Asian genus of bush-crickets in the tribe Phyllomimini and the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Species have been recorded from: southern China and Indo-China.
Paramorsimus is a genus of Asian bush-crickets in the tribe Phyllomimini and the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Species have been recorded from India, Indochina (Vietnam) and Malesia.
Tympanophyllum is a genus of Southeast Asian bush-crickets in the tribe Phyllomimini within the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Species have been recorded from India, through Indo-China and Malesia to New Guinea. The genus was named in 1902.
Typhoptera is an Asian genus of bush-crickets in the tribe Cymatomerini and the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Species are recorded from India, Indo-China and Malesia.
Elimaea is a large genus within Tettigoniidae, the bush cricket or katydid family. Species in this genus are found in India, southern China, Indo-China and Malesia.
Paraducetia is a genus of Asian bush crickets that belong to the subfamily Phaneropterinae and the tribe Ducetiini. The two known species have been recorded from southern China and Indo-China.
Hemielimaea is a genus of Asian bush crickets found in Indochina and China.
Psyrana is a genus of Asian bush crickets of the tribe Holochlorini within the subfamily Phaneropterinae. They occur in Sri Lanka Indo-China, China, Korea, Japan, and Malesia to New Caledonia.
Dictyophorus griseus is a species of African grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae, the gaudy grasshoppers.
Diyllus is a small genus of katydids found in South America. Species include:
Melanonotus is a genus of katydid insects in the family Tettigoniidae.
