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Genus Neduba

Sierra Shieldback Katydid - Neduba - female Shield-backed Katydid - Neduba convexa - male shield-backed katydid - Neduba - female Ornate Shield-backed Katydid - Neduba - male Cricket 2 - Neduba Somthin' ? - Neduba steindachneri PNW Shieldback Katydid - But what kind? - Neduba - female Orthoptera - Neduba - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Ensifera (Long-horned Orthoptera)
Infraorder Tettigoniidea (Katydids, Camel Crickets, and relatives)
Family Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
Subfamily Tettigoniinae (Shield-backed Katydids)
Genus Neduba
Explanation of Names
Neduba Walker 1869
Numbers
21 spp., all in our area(1)
Identification
See (1)
Range
montane w. NA (BC‒CA‒NV). Many species can be ID'd by range(1)
Habitat
Woodlands, meadows, deserts
Food
Foliage of trees/shrubs
Life Cycle
Eggs laid in late summer, cemented to plant stems, these overwinter; one generation per year(2)
Remarks
The N. extincta, Antioch Dunes Shieldback Katydid, restricted to a particular area of dunes in n. CA, was recognized only after it had become extinct