Tettigoniidae
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Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborde
Tettigonia viridissima qtl 2
Tettigonia viridissima
Katydid camouflaged on a bamboo leaf
Katydid eggs attached in rows to a plant stem
Ensifera
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Ensifera is a suborder of insects that includes the various types of crickets and their allies, including true crickets, camel crickets, bush crickets or katydids, grigs, wētā, and Cooloola monsters.
Tettigoniidae
…North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. Many species are nocturnal in habit, having strident mating calls and…
Katydid
A mole cricket, showing the front legs specialised for digging
A cave cricket, showing the long hind legs and antennae
A Cooloola monster, a subterranean family from Queensland, Australia