Pterophyllini is a tribe of true katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about 16 genera and more than 40 described species in Pterophyllini. [1]
| Pterophyllini | |
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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: | Pseudophyllinae |
| Supertribe: | Pleminiiti |
| Tribe: | Pterophyllini Karny, 1925 |
Genera
editThese 16 genera belong to the tribe Pterophyllini:
- Caloxiphus Saussure & Pictet, 1898
- Caribophyllum Rehn, 1947
- Diophanes Stål, 1875
- Elytraspis Beier, 1962
- Karukerana Bonfils, 1965
- Lea Caudell, 1906
- Lophaspis Redtenbacher, 1895
- Mastophyllum Beier, 1960
- Paracyrtophyllus Caudell, 1906 (western true katydids)
- Parascopioricus Beier, 1960
- Phyllopectis Rehn, 1948
- Pterophylla Kirby, 1825
- Scopioricus Uvarov, 1940
- Scopiorinus Beier, 1960
- Thliboscelus Serville, 1838
- Xestoptera Redtenbacher, 1895
References
edit- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "tribe Pterophyllini Karny, 1925". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
Further reading
edit- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
- Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 978-1-889002-04-0.
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