Saga[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids containing around 15 species as of 2018[update].[2] It is the only genus in the tribe Sagini[3] and belongs to the subfamily Saginae. Species have been recorded from southern Europe and western and central Asia.[2]
| Saga | |
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| Saga pedo laying eggs in soil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Saginae |
| Tribe: | Sagini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 |
| Genus: | Saga Charpentier, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Saga pedo (as Locusta serrata) Fabricius, 1793
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| Synonyms | |
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Tettigopsis Fischer von Waldheim, 1830 | |
Species
editSpecies include:[2]
- Saga beieri Kaltenbach, 1967
- Saga campbelli Uvarov, 1921
- Saga cappadocica Werner, 1903
- Saga ephippigera Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
- Saga gracilis Kis, 1962
- Saga hakkarica Sirin & Taylan, 2019
- Saga hellenica Kaltenbach, 1967
- Saga ledereri Saussure, 1888
- Saga longicaudata Krauss, 1879
- Saga natoliae Serville, 1838
- Saga ornata Burmeister, 1838
- Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771)
- Saga puella Werner, 1901
- Saga quadrisignata Philippi, 1863
- Saga rammei Kaltenbach, 1965
- Saga rhodiensis Salfi, 1929
References
edit- ^ de Charpentier T (1825) Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis 95.
- ^ a b c Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Saga Charpentier, 1825". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "tribe Sagini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018.