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Subfamily Pseudophyllinae - True Katydids

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
Subfamily Pseudophyllinae (True Katydids)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Subfamily also called Pterophyllinae.
Explanation of Names
Author of subfamily Pterophyllinae is Burmeister, 1838.
Numbers
SINA lists 3 genera (Lea 1 species, Paracyrtophyllus, 2 species, Pterophylla, 1 species) for a total of 4 species for North America.
Size
33-50 mm
Identification
See Singing Insects of North America key. Most prominent genus is Pterophylla.
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Print References
Arnett, p. 161 (1)
Internet References
Singing Insects of North America: family account, key to genera.
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 September, 2004 - 9:38pm
Last updated 11 July, 2007 - 5:55am

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