''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
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. It contains the following species:
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Phricta aberrans
''Phricta aberrans'' is a species of spiny katydid native to northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland, Australia
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''
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Phricta spinosa''
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Phricta tortuwallina''
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Phricta zwicka''
References
''Phricta'' species
Tettigoniidae genera
Pseudophyllinae
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