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Tettigoniidae (katydid)

Insecta - Orthoptera - Tettigoniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Locustariae Latreille p. 277
1837Locusta exstincta Germar figs. Pl 16
1849Phaneroptera vetusta Heer p. 3 figs. Pl 1, fig 2
1869Decticus umbraceus Frič p. 276 fig. 55
1890Locusta silens Scudder p. 232 figs. Pl 17 figs 9, 10
1890Gryllacris cineris Scudder p. 233 figs. Pl 17 fig 17
1902Tettigoniidae Krauss p. 538
1907Locusta silens Handlirsch p. 682
1907Phaneroptera vetusta Handlirsch p. 682
1907Decticus exstinctus Handlirsch p. 683
1907Decticus umbraceus Handlirsch p. 683
1907Gryllacris cineris Handlirsch p. 684
1908Locustidae Cockerell
1910Capnobotes silens Cockerell p. 280
1915Amblycorypha perdita Cockerell p. 636
1939Tettigoniidae Zeuner p. 241
1940Conocephalus martyi Piton p. 138 fig. 15
1968Tettigoniidae Sharov
1969Meconeminae Harz p. 170
1983Tettigoniidae Kevan and Wighton p. 223
1989Locustidae Zhang p. 416
1989Tettigoniidae Zhang p. 417
1992Tettigoniidae Carpenter p. 164
1995Tettigoniidae Gorochov p. 139
1995Meconematinae Gorochov p. 183
1997Tettigoniidae Papier et al.
2010Tettigoniidae Garai p. 398
2010Meconematinae Gorochov p. 659
2015Tettigoniidae Song et al.
2015Tettigoniidae Storozhenko et al. p. 16
2015Meconematinae Storozhenko et al. p. 34
2020Tettigoniidae Song et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
orderOrthoptera
suborderEnsiferaChopard 1920
infraorderTettigoniidea
superfamilyTettigonioideaKrauss 1902
familyTettigoniidaeKrauss 1902
familyTettigoniidaeKrauss 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Tettigoniidae Krauss 1902 [katydid]
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G. †Brachypoda Zhang 1989
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Brachypoda stagna Zhang 1989
Subfm. Conocephalinae Burmeister 1838
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Tr. Agraeciini Redtenbacher 1891
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G. Agraecia Serville 1831
G. †Senexefigia Chamorro-Rengifo and Lopes-Andrade 2015
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Senexefigia reticulata Piton and Théobald 1939
Tr. Conocephalini Burmeister 1838
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G. Conocephalus Thunberg 1815 [lesser meadow katydid]
G. Orchelimum Serville 1838
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Orchelimum placidum Scudder 1890
G. †Eodecticus Pongrácz 1928
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Eodecticus maculatus Pongrácz 1928
Subfm. Hexacentrinae Karny 1925
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Tr. Hexacentrini Karny 1925
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G. Hexacentrus Serville 1831
Subfm. Lipotactinae Ingrisch 1995
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G. †Eomortoniellus Zeuner 1936
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G. Lipotactes Brunner von Wattenwyl 1898
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Lipotactes bispinatus Weidner 1956
Lipotactes martynovi Zeuner 1936
G. †Lithymnetoides Kevan and Wighton 1983
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Lithymnetoides laurenti Theobald 1937
G. †Locustites Heer 1849
G. †Locustopsites Theobald 1937
Tr. Meconematini Burmeister 1838
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G. †Archixizicus Gorochov 2010
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Archixizicus occidentalis Gorochov 2010
G. †Eogrigoriora Gorochov 2010
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Eogrigoriora gracilis Gorochov 2010
Subfm. Mecopodinae Walker 1871
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G. †Protosegestes Pierce 1944
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Protosegestes lloydi Pierce 1944
Subfm. Phaneropterinae Burmeister 1838
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Tr. Barbitistini Jacobson 1905
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G. Barbitistes Charpentier 1825
G. Isophya Brunner von Wattenwyl 1878
G. Polysarcus Fieber 1853
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Polysarcus denticauda Charpentier 1825
Invalid names: Orphania Fischer 1853 [synonym]
Tr. Insarini Rehn and Hebard 1914
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G. Arethaea Stål 1876
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Arethaea solterae Heads et al. 2023
G. Phaneroptera Serville 1831
Invalid names: Phaneropterini Burmeister 1838 [invalid subgroup]
Tr. Phlugidini Eichler 1938
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G. †Miophlugis Gorochov 2010
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Miophlugis rostratus Gorochov 2010
G. †Prophasgonura Piton 1940
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G. †Protempusa Piton 1940
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Protempusa incerta Piton 1940
Subfm. Pseudophyllinae Burmeister 1838
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G. †Archepseudophylla Nel et al. 2008
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Archepseudophylla fossilis Nel et al. 2008
Archepseudophylla nanzhaoica Nel et al. 2020
Archepseudophylla wenshanensis Nel et al. 2020
Unr. Pseudophylliti Burmeister 1838
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Tr. Cymatomerini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1895
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G. Cymatomera Schaum 1853
Subfm. †Pseudotettigoniinae Sharov 1962
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G. †Arctolocusta Zeuner 1937
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G. †Pseudotettigonia Zeuner 1937
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Pseudotettigonia amoena Henriksen 1929
Pseudotettigonia leona Greenwalt and Rust 2014
Invalid names: Pseudotettigoniinae Kevan and Wighton 1981 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Rammeinae Zeuner 1931
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G. †Rammea Zeuner 1931
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Rammea laticeps Zeuner 1931
Subfm. †Tettigoidinae Riek 1952
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G. †Tettigoides Riek 1952
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Tettigoides pectinata Riek 1952
Subfm. Tettigoniinae Krauss 1902
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G. Anabrus Haldeman 1852 [mormon cricket]
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Anabrus caudelli Cockerell 1908
G. Capnobotes Scudder 1897
Tr. Decticini Herman 1874
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G. Decticus Serville 1831
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Decticus antiquus Meunier 1914
Tr. Drymadusini Uvarov 1924
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G. Drymadusa Stein 1860
G. Platycleis Fieber 1853
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Platycleis pongraczi Zeuner 1929
Platycleis speciosa Heer 1864
G. Tettigonia Linnaeus 1758 [katydid]
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Tettigonia bricei Greenwalt and Rust 2014
Tettigonia viridissima Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Decticinae Herman 1874 [synonym], Platycleidini Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 [invalid subgroup], Tettigoniini Krauss 1902 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Amblycorypha perdita Cockerell 1915 [nomen dubium], Conocephalus martyi Piton 1940 [nomen dubium], Decticus umbraceus Frič 1869 [nomen dubium], Gryllacris cineris Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Locusta exstincta Germar 1837 [nomen dubium], Locusta silens Scudder 1890 [nomen dubium], Locustariae Latreille 1802 [replaced], Meconematinae Burmeister 1838 [invalid subgroup], Meconeminae Burmeister 1838 [empty], Phaneroptera vetusta Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Tympanophorinae Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available