Overview
The Tettigoniinae are a subfamily of bush crickets or katydids, which contains hundreds of species in about twelve tribes.
Distribution
The greatest diversity is in the Palaearctic region Extant genera are native to: the Americas (where they may be called shield-backed katydids), Australia, southern Africa, Europe (especially Mediterranean), and the Near East. The faunas of the Neotropics and Australia are more closely related to one other than to those of southern Africa and Madagascar (in tribe Arytropteridini), although the three faunas are related.
Tribes and genera
In the Orthoptera Species File, the following are listed:
Arytropteridini
Auth. Caudell, 1908; distribution: Southern Africa # Alfredectes Rentz, 1988 # Anarytropteris Uvarov, 1924 # Arytropteris Herman, 1874 # Ceresia Uvarov, 1928 - monotypic Ceresia pulchripes # Namaquadectes Rentz, 1988 # Thoracistus Pictet, 1888 # Toliaridectes Hugel, 2019 # Transkeidectes Naskrecki, 1992 # Zuludectes Rentz, 1988
Ctenodecticini
Auth. Caudell, 1908; distribution: Palaearctic # Ctenodecticus Bolívar, 1877 # Miramiola Uvarov, 1939
Decticini
Auth. Herman, 1874 (synonyms Decticidae or Dectici Herman, 1874); distribution: Palaearctic # Decticus Serville, 1831
Drymadusini
Auth.
Uvarov, 1924; distribution: Palaearctic, Nearctic # Afrodrymadusa Ramme, 1939 # Ammoxenulus Bey-Bienko, 1951 # Anadolua Ramme, 1939 # Anadrymadusa Karabag, 1961 # Anatlanticus Bey-Bienko, 1951 # Atlanticus Scudder, 1894 # Bergiola Stshelkanovtzev, 1910 # Bienkoxenus Cejchan, 1968 # Calopterusa Uvarov, 1942 # Ceraeocercus Uvarov, 1910 # Delodusa Stolyarov, 1994 # Drymadusa Stein, 1860 # Drymadusella Ramme, 1939 # Drymapedes Bey-Bienko, 1967 # Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951 # Exodrymadusa Karabag, 1961 # Ferganusa Uvarov, 1926 # Iranusa Uvarov, 1942 # Kansua Uvarov, 1933 # Leptodusa Stolyarov, 1994 # Lithodusa Bey-Bienko, 1951 # Lithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951 # Microdrymadusa Bey-Bienko, 1967 # Mixodusa Stolyarov, 1994 # Mongolodectes Bey-Bienko, 1951 # Novadrymadusa Demirsoy, Salman & Sevgili, 2002 # Paradrymadusa Herman, 1874 # Paratlanticus Ramme, 1939 # Pezodrymadusa Karabag, 1961 # Phytodrymadusa Ramme, 1939 # Ptosoproctus Shen, Yin & He, 2021 # Scotodrymadusa Ramme, 1939 # Sichuana Yin & Shen, 2020 # Tadzhikia Mistshenko, 1954 # Uvarovina Ramme, 1939 # Zagrosiella Mirzayans, 1991
Gampsocleidini
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Palaearctic # Gampsocleis Fieber, 1852 # Uvarovites Tarbinsky, 1932 - monotypic U. inflatus (Uvarov, 1924) - mainland E. Asia
Glyphonotini
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1932 (synonyms: Glyphonotinae Tarbinsky, 1932; Glyphontini); distribution: Palaearctic, Australia # Calliphona Krauss, 1892 # Chlorodectes Rentz, 1985 # Ectopistidectes Rentz, 1985 # Glyphonotus Redtenbacher, 1889 # Metaballus Herman, 1874 # Psalmatophanes Chopard, 1938
Nedubini
Auth. Gorochov, 1988; distribution: Americas, Australia * Aglaothorax Caudell, 1907 * Antipodectes Rentz, 1985 * Apteropedetes Rentz, 1979 * Barraza Koçak & Kemal, 2008 * Chinnandectes Rentz, 1985 * Dexerra Walker, 1869 * Falcidectes Rentz & Gurney, 1985 * Glenbalodectes Rentz, 1985 * Idionotus Scudder, 1894 * Ixalodectes Rentz, 1985 * Lanciana Walker, 1869 * Neduba Walker, 1869 * Oligodectes Rentz, 1985 * Oligodectoides Rentz, 1985 * Phymonotus Lightfoot, Weissman & Ueshima, 2011 * Platydecticus Chopard, 1951 * Platyproctidectes Rentz, 1985 * Rhachidorus Herman, 1874 * Throscodectes Rentz, 1985 * Xederra Ander, 1938 * Xyrdectes Rentz & Gurney, 1985
Onconotini
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1940; distribution: Palaearctic * Onconotus Fischer von Waldheim, 1839
Pholidopterini
Auth. Ramme, 1951; distribution: Palaearctic # Aparapholidoptera Çiplak, 2020 # Apholidoptera Maran, 1953 # Eupholidoptera Maran, 1953 # Exopholidoptera Ünal, 1998 # Parapholidoptera Maran, 1953 # Pholidoptera Wesmaël, 1838 # Psorodonotus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861 # Spinopholidoptera Çiplak, 2020 # Uvarovistia Maran, 1953
Plagiostirini
Auth. Storozhenko, 1994; distribution: Nearctic * Plagiostira Scudder, 1876
Platycleidini
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Nearctic, Palaearctic, probably through to Australasia * Afghanoptera Ramme, 1952 * Amedegnatiana Massa & Fontana, 2011 * Anabrus Haldeman, 1852 * Anonconotus Camerano, 1878 * Antaxius Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 * Anterastes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 * Ariagona Krauss, 1892 * Austrodectes Rentz, 1985 * Bicolorana Zeuner, 1941 * Broughtonia Harz, 1969 * Bucephaloptera Ebner, 1923 * Chizuella - monotypic C. bonneti : E.
Asia * Clinopleura Scudder, 1894 * Decticita Hebard, 1939 * Decticoides Ragge, 1977 * Eobiana Bei-Bienko, 1949 * Eremopedes Scudder, 1897 * Festella Giglio-Tos, 1894 * Hermoniana Broza, Ayal & Pener, 2004 * Hypsopedes Bei-Bienko, 1951 * Idiostatus Pictet, 1888 * Incertana Zeuner, 1941 * Inyodectes Rentz & Birchim, 1968 * Koroglus - monotypic K. disparalatus Ünal, 2002 * Metrioptera Wesmaël, 1838: also a genus group * Modestana Beier, 1955 * Montana Zeuner, 1941 * Pachytrachis Uvarov, 1940 * Parnassiana Zeuner, 1941 * Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916 * Peranabrus Scudder, 1894 * Petropedes Tinkham, 1972 * Platycleis Fieber, 1853: also a genus group * Plicigastra Uvarov, 1940 * Pravdiniana Sergeev & Pokivajlov, 1992 * Pterolepis Rambur, 1838 * Raggeana Pener, Broza & Ayal, 1971 * Rammeola Uvarov, 1934 * Rhacocleis Fieber, 1853 * Sardoplatycleis Massa & Fontana, 2011 - monotypic Sardoplatycleis galvagnii * Sporadiana Zeuner, 1941 - monotypic Sporadiana sporadarum * Roeseliana Zeuner, 1941 (formerly in Metrioptera) * Schizonotinus Ramme, 1948 * Sepiana Zeuner, 1941 * Sphagniana Zeuner, 1941 * Steiroxys Herman, 1874 * Tessellana Zeuner, 1941 * Uludaghia Ramme, 1951 * Vichetia Harz, 1969 * Yersinella Ramme, 1933 * Zeuneriana Karsch, 1889
Tettigoniini
Auth. Krauss, 1902; distribution: Nearctic, Palaearctic, possibly through to Australasia # Acrodectes # Amphiestris # Apote # Ateloplus # Capnobotes # Cyrtophyllicus # Elasmocercus # Evergoderes # Farsodecticus # Hubbellia # Hyphinomos # Idionotus # Medecticus # Nanodectes # Platyoplus # Sureyaella # Tettigonia # Thyreonotus # Zacycloptera
Tribe incertae sedis
* Bolua Ünal, 1999 - Turkey * Dreuxia Chopard & Dreux, 1966 - Himalayas * Neogampsocleis Caudell, 1935 - China
Examples and Gallery
The Mormon cricket, actually a katydid and member of this subfamily, has been known to cause extensive damage when it breeds in large numbers in cropland. 123 species are native to North America.
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External links
* * *Subfamily Tettigoniinae *Mormon Cricket