Kingdom Animalia Order Orthoptera Higher classification Bush crickets | Phylum Arthropoda Scientific name Tettigoniinae Rank Subfamily | |
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Lower classifications Metrioptera, Dark bush‑cricket, Roesel's bush‑cricket, Neduba, Aglaothorax | ||
The subfamily Tettigoniinae, also called shield-backed katydids, contains hundreds of species, with 123 in North America. It is part of the family Tettigoniidae.
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Examples
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.
Partial list of genera
References
Tettigoniinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA