Tettigoniinae


The subfamily Tettigoniinae, sometimes called shield-backed katydids, contains hundreds of species, which are native to the Americas, Australia, southern Africa, Europe, and the Near East. The faunas of the Neotropics and Australia are more closely related to one other than to those of southern Africa, although the three groups are related. They are attributed to an ancient Gondwana fauna which is reflected in the known distribution of the southern African genera, which are in turn related to the North American genera Neduba and Aglaothorax. Many of the common northern European species are in this subfamily.

Tribes and genera

In the Orthoptera Species File, the following are listed:

Arytropteridini

Auth. Caudell 1908
Auth. Uvarov 1939
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893
Auth. Uvarov 1924
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl 1878
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1932
Auth. Gorochov 1988
Auth. Tarbinsky 1932
Auth. Beier 1954
Auth. Storozhenko 1994
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893
Auth. Krauss 1902
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.