''Ateloplus'' is a genus of

shield-backed katydid The Tettigoniinae are a subfamily of Tettigoniidae, bush crickets or katydids, which contains hundreds of species in about twelve Tribe (biology), tribes. Distribution The greatest diversity is in the Palaearctic region and many of the familiar ...

s 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 ...

. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''

Ateloplus coconino ''Ateloplus coconino'' is a species of shield-backed katydid 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 b ...

'' Hebard, 1935 * ''

Ateloplus hesperus ''Ateloplus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''Ateloplus coconino'' Hebard, 1935 * '' A ...

'' Hebard, 1934 * ''

Ateloplus joaquin ''Ateloplus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''Ateloplus coconino'' Hebard, 1935 * ''At ...

'' Rentz, 1972 * ''

Ateloplus luteus ''Ateloplus luteus'', commonly known as the yellow shieldback, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae Insects in the family (biology), family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) ...

'' Caudell, 1907 (yellow shieldback) * ''

Ateloplus minor ''Ateloplus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''Ateloplus coconino'' Hebard, 1935 * ''At ...

'' Caudell, 1907 * ''

Ateloplus notatus ''Ateloplus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''Ateloplus coconino'' Hebard, 1935 * ''At ...

'' Scudder, 1901 * ''

Ateloplus schwarzi ''Ateloplus schwarzi'' is a species of shield-backed katydid 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 b ...

'' Caudell, 1907 * ''

Ateloplus splendidus ''Ateloplus splendidus'' is a species of shield-backed katydid 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 ...

'' Hebard, 1934

Species

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