Microtettigonia[1] is a genus of bush-crickets or katydids, endemic to Western Australia and known as micro katydids. It is the only genus of the subfamily Microtettigoniinae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Microtettigoniinae Rentz, 1979 |
| Genus: | Microtettigonia Rentz, 1979 |
| Type species | |
| Microtettigonia kangaroo Rentz, 1979
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Species
editMicrotettigonia includes the following species:[3]
- Microtettigonia alleni Rentz, 2001
- Microtettigonia illcha Rentz, 2001
- Microtettigonia kangaroo Rentz, 1979
- Microtettigonia kutyeri Rentz, 2001
- Microtettigonia tachys Rentz, 1979
- Microtettigonia tunte Rentz, 2001
- Microtettigonia whippoo Rentz, 2001
References
edit- ^ Rentz DCF (1979) Australian J. Zool. 27: 1003.
- ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "subfamily Microtettigoniinae Rentz, 1979". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Microtettigonia Rentz, 1979". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External Links & Illustrations
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Data related to Microtettigoniinae at Wikispecies- Esperance Fauna: Microtettigonia tachys
