''Phricta'' is a genus of

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

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 ...

confined to

seasonal tropical forests Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropic ...

of eastern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. It contains the following species: * ''

Phricta aberrans ''Phricta aberrans'' is a species of spiny katydid native to northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of t ...

'' * '' Phricta spinosa'' * '' Phricta tortuwallina'' * '' Phricta zwicka''

References

''Phricta'' species
Tettigoniidae genera Pseudophyllinae {{tettigoniidae-stub