Genus Pterophylla

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited

Common True Katydid - Pterophylla camellifolia - female

Common True Katydid - Pterophylla camellifolia

Katydid - Pterophylla camellifolia - female

Common True Katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) - Pterophylla camellifolia

Katydid (I think) - Pterophylla camellifolia

East TN Katydid - Pterophylla camellifolia - female

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)

Genus Pterophylla

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pterophylla Kirby, 1825

Explanation of Names

From Greek pteron wing, plus Greek phyllum leaf (1).

Numbers

Nearctica.com and Arnett, p. 161 (2) list 2 spp: Pterophylla camellifolia and P. furcatus.

SINA lists 1 species.

Print References

Arnett, p. 161 (2)

Borror, entries for pteron, phyllum (1)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms By Donald J. Borror

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Cotinis on 13 September, 2004 - 9:45pm
Last updated 7 August, 2009 - 1:33pm

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