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Neobarrettia Imperfecta
''Neobarrettia'' is a genus of North American, spiny predatory katydids in the tribe Terpandrini. Species There are nine described species in ''Neobarrettia''. * ''Neobarrettia bambalio'' Cohn, 1965 * ''Neobarrettia cremnobates'' Cohn, 1965 * ''Neobarrettia hakippah'' Cohn, 1965 * ''Neobarrettia imperfecta'' (Rehn, 1900) * ''Neobarrettia pulchella'' (Tinkham, 1944) * ''Neobarrettia sinaloae'' (Rehn & Hebard, 1920) * ''Neobarrettia spinosa'' (Caudell, 1907) – greater arid-land katydid * ''Neobarrettia vannifera'' Cohn, 1965 * ''Neobarrettia victoriae'' (Caudell, 1907) – lesser arid-land katydid References * Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). ''Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States''. Cornell University Press. {{Authority control Neobarrettia, Tettigoniidae Orthoptera of North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katydid
Insects in the 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 suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. Many species are nocturnal in habit, having strident mating calls and may exhibit mimicry or camouflage, commonly with shapes and colours similar to leaves.[] Etymology The family name Tettigoniidae is derived from the genus ''Tettigonia'', of which the Tettigonia viridissima, great green bush cricket is the type species; it was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In Latin ''tettigonia'' means a kind of small cicada, leafhopper; it is from the Greek τεττιγόνιον ''tettigonion'', the diminutive of the imitative ( onomatopoeic) τέττιξ, ''tettix'', cicada. All of these names such as ''tettix'' with repeated sounds are onomatopoeic, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
