''Markia'' is a genus in the family
Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family (biology), family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the subo ...
, sometimes called lichen katydids, which are found in Mexico, Central America and South America, often in highlands;
Usnea
''Usnea'' is a genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae. The genus, which currently contains roughly 130 species, was established by Michel Adanson in 1763. Species in the genus grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anch ...
'' lichen, and their shape and color pattern provides them with an excellent camouflage in this habitat.[ They are quite large, with adults typically long.][
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Species
The ''Orthoptera species file''[ includes:
;species group ''erinaceus'' Cadena-Castañeda & Gorochov, 2013
# '']Markia agudeloi
''Markia'' is a genus in the family Tettigoniidae, sometimes called lichen katydids, which are found in Mexico, Central America and South America, often in highlands; however, the term "lichen katydids" is also used for other genera in the tribe ...
'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
# '' Markia arizae'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
# '' Markia bolivarensis'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
# '' Markia erinaceus'' Cadena-Castañeda & Gorochov, 2013
# '' Markia gaianii'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
# '' Markia guerreroi'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
;species group ''hystrix'' (Westwood, 1844)
# '' Markia espinachi'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
# '' Markia hystrix'' (Westwood, 1844) - type species
# '' Markia major'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
# '' Markia nicolasi'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
;species group ''sarriai'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
# '' Markia sarriai'' Cadena-Castañeda, 2013
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Phaneropterinae
Orthoptera of South America