''Scudderia'' is a genus of

katydids 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 ...

in the subfamily

Phaneropterinae The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. They are also known as false katydids or round-headed katydids. The name Phaneropterinae is based upon the Old W ...

. They are sometimes called bush katydids and are 30–38 mm in length. Their range is most of North America, northernmost being in Southern Canada. They are

herbivores A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically evolved to feed on plants, especially upon vascular tissues such as foliage, fruits or seeds, as the main component of its diet. These more broadly also encompass animals that eat ...

, with nymphs feeding primarily on flowers and adults preferring woody

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...

plants.

Species

* '' Scudderia beckeri'' Piza, 1967 * '' Scudderia bivittata'' Piza, 1976 * '' Scudderia chelata'' Piza, 1980 * '' Scudderia cuneata'' Morse, 1901 * '' Scudderia curvicauda'' (De Geer, 1773) * '' Scudderia dentata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 * '' Scudderia fasciata'' Beutenmüller, 1894 * '' Scudderia furcata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 * '' Scudderia intermedia'' Márquez Mayaudón, 1958 * '' Scudderia mexicana'' (Saussure, 1861) * '' Scudderia pallens'' (Fabricius, 1787) * '' Scudderia paraensis'' Piza, 1980 * '' Scudderia paronae'' Griffini, 1896 * '' Scudderia pistillata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – broadwinged bush katydid * '' Scudderia salesopolensis'' Piza, 1980 * '' Scudderia septentrionalis'' (Serville, 1838) * '' Scudderia surinama'' Piza, 1980 * '' Scudderia texensis'' Saussure & Pictet, 1897 * '' Scudderia trombetana'' Piza, 1980 * '' Scudderia ungulata'' Scudder, 1898 * '' Scudderia williamsi'' Piza, 1974

References

Phaneropterinae Tettigoniidae genera {{tettigoniidae-stub