''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids 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 ...

, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; ''S. careovirgulatum'' where females typically are long is the largest katydid of the Americas and among the world's largest Orthoptera. As far as known, ''Steirodon'' and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely

herbivorous 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 n ...

Species

There following species belongs to the genus ''Steirodon'': * '' Steirodon alfaroi'' (Rehn, 1944) * '' Steirodon barcanti'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon barellum'' (Pictet, 1888) * '' Steirodon bilobatoides'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon bilobatum'' (Scudder, 1875) * '' Steirodon careovirgulatum'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon championi'' (Saussure & Pictet, 1898) * '' Steirodon coronatum'' (Stål, 1874) * ''

Steirodon degeeri ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Stål, 1874) * ''

Steirodon dentatum ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Stål, 1874) * '' Steirodon dentiferoides'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon dentiferum'' Walker, 1869 * ''

Steirodon dohrni ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) * ''

Steirodon emarginatum ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) * ''

Steirodon emsleyi ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' Piza, 1979 * ''

Steirodon fastigiosum ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) * ''

Steirodon flavolineatum ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Bruner, 1915) * ''

Steirodon ganymedes ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Rehn, 1944) * ''

Steirodon irregulariterdentatum ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) * ''

Steirodon latipennis ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' (Saussure & Pictet, 1898) * ''

Steirodon maroniensis ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' Emsley, 1970 * ''

Steirodon ponderosum ''Steirodon'' is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico. They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mos ...

'' Stål, 1873 –

type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...

by subsequent designation * '' Steirodon rarospinulosum'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) * '' Steirodon robertsorum'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon rufolineatum'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon sandrae'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon stalii'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) * '' Steirodon striolatus'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) * '' Steirodon sulcatum'' Emsley, 1970 * '' Steirodon unidentatum'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891) * '' Steirodon validum'' Stål, 1874

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10678154 Phaneropterinae Tettigoniidae genera Taxa described in 1831 Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville