Tettigoniinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Orthoptera
Subordo: Ensifera
Infraordo: Tettigoniidea
Superfamilia: Tettigonioidea

Familia: Tettigoniidae
Subfamilia: Tettigoniinae
Tribus (9): Arytropteridini - Drymadusini - Gampsocleidini - Glyphonotini - Nedubini - Onconotini - Plagiostirini - Platycleidini - Tettigoniini
Overview of genera (161)

Acrodectes – Afghanoptera – Afrodrymadusa – Aglaothorax – Alfredectes – Alticolana – Amedegnatiana – Ammoxenulus – Amphiestris – Anabrus – Anadolua – Anadrymadusa – Anarytropteris – Anatlanticus – Anonconotus – Antaxius – Anterastes – Antipodectes – Apholidoptera – Apote – Apteropedetes – Ariagona – Arytropteris – Ateloplus – Atlanticus – Austrodectes – Bergiola – Bicolorana – Bienkoxenus – Bolua – Broughtonia – Bucephaloptera – Calliphona – Calodectes – Calopterusa – Capnobotes – Ceraeocercus – Ceresia – Chinnandectes – Chizuella – Chlorodectes – Clinopleura – Ctenodecticus – Cyrtophyllicus – Decorana – Decticita – Decticoides – Decticus – Delodusa – Dexerra – Dreuxia – Drymadusa – Drymadusella – Drymapedes – Ectopistidectes – Elasmocercus – Eobiana – Eremopedes – Eulithoxenus – Eumetrioptera – Eupholidoptera – Evergoderes – Exodrymadusa – Exopholidoptera – Falcidectes – Farsodecticus – Ferganusa – Festella – Gampsocleis – Glenbalodectes – Glyphonotus – Hermoniana – Hubbellia – Hyphinomos – Hypsopedes – Idionotus – Idiostatus – Inyodectes – Iranusa – Ixalodectes – Kansua – Koroglus – Lanciana – Leptodusa – Lithodusa – Lithoxenus – Medecticus – Metaballus – Metrioptera – Microdrymadusa – Miramiola – Mixodusa – Modestana – Mongolodectes – Montana – Namaquadectes – Nanodectes – Neduba – Neogampsocleis – Novadrymadusa – Oligodectes – Oligodectoides – Onconotus – Pachytrachelurus – Pachytrachis – Paradrymadusa – Parapholidoptera – Paratlanticus – Parnassiana – Pediodectes – Peranabrus – Petropedes – Pezodrymadusa – Pholidoptera – Phymonotus – Phytodrymadusa – Plagiostira – Platycleis – Platydecticus – Platyoplus – Platyproctidectes – Plicigastra – Pravdiniana – Psalmatophanes – Psorodonotus – Pterolepis – Raggeana – Rammeola – Rhachidorus – Rhacocleis – Roeseliana – Sardoplatycleis – Schizonotinus – Scotodrymadusa – Semenoviana – Sepiana – Sphagniana – Sporadiana – Squamiana – Steiroxys – Sureyaella – Tadzhikia – Tessellana – Tettigonia – Thoracistus – Throscodectes – Thyreonotus – Transkeidectes – Uludaghia – Uvarovina – Uvarovistia – Uvarovites – Vichetia – Xederra – Xyrdectes – Yalvaciana – Yersinella – Zacycloptera – Zagrosiella – Zeuneriana – Zuludectes
Name

Tettigoniinae Stoll, 1787
Synonyms

Apteropedetinae

References

Massa, B. & Fontana, P. 2011. Supraspecific taxonomy of Palaearctic Platycleidini with unarmed prosternum: a morphological approach (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae). Zootaxa 2837: 1–47. Preview (PDF). Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Liu, C-X. 2015: New species from the genera Kansua and Anatlanticus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in China. Zootaxa 3925(2): 291–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3925.2.10. Reference page.
Liu, C-X., Xu, W-J. & Zhang, C-T. 2015. A new species of Mongolodectes (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Alashan Plateau in China. Zootaxa 4052(2): 246–250. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.2.11. Preview (PDF) Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: shield-backed katydids
magyar: Rétiszöcskék
日本語: キリギリス亜科

The Tettigoniinae are a subfamily of bush crickets or katydids, which contains hundreds of species in about twelve tribes.[1]

Distribution

The greatest diversity is in the Palaearctic region[1] and many of the familiar European species of bush crickets (e.g. in the genera Metrioptera, Pholidoptera, Platycleis and the type genus Tettigonia) are in this subfamily. They are attributed to an ancient Gondwana fauna, which is reflected in the known distribution of the southern African genera, which are in turn related to Australian and North American genera in the tribe Nedubini (e.g. Neduba and Aglaothorax).[2] Extant genera are native to: the Americas (where they may be called shield-backed katydids ), Australia, southern Africa, Europe (especially Mediterranean), and the Near East. The faunas of the Neotropics and Australia are more closely related to one other than to those of southern Africa and Madagascar (in tribe Arytropteridini), although the three faunas are related.
Tribes and genera

In the Orthoptera Species File, the following are listed:[1]
Arytropteridini

Auth. Caudell, 1908

Alfredectes Rentz, 1988
Anarytropteris Uvarov, 1924
Arytropteris Herman, 1874
Ceresia Uvarov, 1928 - monotypic Ceresia pulchripes
Namaquadectes Rentz, 1988
Thoracistus Pictet, 1888
Toliaridectes Hugel, 2019
Transkeidectes Naskrecki, 1992
Zuludectes Rentz, 1988

Ctenodecticini

Auth. Caudell, 1908

Ctenodecticus Bolívar, 1877
Miramiola Uvarov, 1939

Decticini

Auth. Herman, 1874 (synonyms Decticidae or Dectici Herman, 1874)

Decticus Serville, 1831

Drymadusini

Auth. Uvarov, 1924

Afrodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
Ammoxenulus Bei-Bienko, 1951
Anadolua Ramme, 1939
Anadrymadusa Karabag, 1961
Anatlanticus Bei-Bienko, 1951
Atlanticus Scudder, 1894
Bergiola Stshelkanovtzev, 1910
Bienkoxenus Cejchan, 1968
Calopterusa Uvarov, 1942
Ceraeocercus Uvarov, 1910
Delodusa Stolyarov, 1994
Drymadusa Stein, 1860
Drymadusella Ramme, 1939
Drymapedes Bei-Bienko, 1967
Eulithoxenus Bei-Bienko, 1951
Exodrymadusa Karabag, 1961
Farsodecticus Mirzayans, 1991
Ferganusa Uvarov, 1926
Iranusa Uvarov, 1942
Kansua Uvarov, 1933
Leptodusa Stolyarov, 1994
Lithodusa Bei-Bienko, 1951
Lithoxenus Bei-Bienko, 1951
Microdrymadusa Bei-Bienko, 1967
Mixodusa Stolyarov, 1994
Mongolodectes Bei-Bienko, 1951
Novadrymadusa Demirsoy, Salman & Sevgili, 2002
Paradrymadusa Herman, 1874
Paratlanticus Ramme, 1939
Pezodrymadusa Karabag, 1961
Phytodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
Ptosoproctus Shen, Yin & He, 2021
Scotodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
Sichuana Yin & Shen, 2020
Tadzhikia Mishchenko, 1954
Uvarovina Ramme, 1939
Zagrosiella Mirzayans, 1991

Gampsocleidini

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Gampsocleis Fieber, 1852
Uvarovites Tarbinsky, 1932 - monotypic U. inflatus (Uvarov, 1924) - mainland E. Asia

Glyphonotini

Auth. Tarbinsky, 1932 (synonyms: Glyphonotinae Tarbinsky, 1932; Glyphontini)

Chlorodectes Rentz, 1985
Ectopistidectes Rentz, 1985
Glyphonotus Redtenbacher, 1889
Metaballus Herman, 1874

Nedubini

Auth. Gorochov, 1988

Aglaothorax Caudell, 1907
Antipodectes Rentz, 1985
Apteropedetes Rentz, 1979
Barraza Koçak & Kemal, 2008
Chinnandectes Rentz, 1985
Dexerra Walker, 1869
Falcidectes Rentz & Gurney, 1985
Glenbalodectes Rentz, 1985
Idionotus Scudder, 1894
Ixalodectes Rentz, 1985
Lanciana Walker, 1869
Neduba Walker, 1869
Oligodectes Rentz, 1985
Oligodectoides Rentz, 1985
Phymonotus Lightfoot, Weissman & Ueshima, 2011
Platydecticus Chopard, 1951
Platyproctidectes Rentz, 1985
Rhachidorus Herman, 1874
Throscodectes Rentz, 1985
Xederra Ander, 1938
Xyrdectes Rentz & Gurney, 1985

Onconotini

Auth. Tarbinsky, 1940

Onconotus Fischer von Waldheim, 1839

Pholidopterini

Auth. Ramme, 1951

Aparapholidoptera Çiplak, 2020
Apholidoptera Maran, 1953
Eupholidoptera Maran, 1953
Exopholidoptera Ünal, 1998
Parapholidoptera Maran, 1953
Pholidoptera Wesmaël, 1838
Spinopholidoptera Çiplak, 2020
Uvarovistia Maran, 1953

Plagiostirini

Auth. Storozhenko, 1994

Plagiostira Scudder, 1876

Platycleidini

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Afghanoptera Ramme, 1952
Amedegnatiana Massa & Fontana, 2011
Anabrus Haldeman, 1852
Anonconotus Camerano, 1878
Antaxius Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
Anterastes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
Ariagona Krauss, 1892
Austrodectes Rentz, 1985
Bicolorana Zeuner, 1941
e.g. Bicolorana bicolor
Bucephaloptera Ebner, 1923
Chizuella Furukawa, 1950
Clinopleura Scudder, 1894
Decticita Hebard, 1939
Decticoides Ragge, 1977
Eobiana Bei-Bienko, 1949
Eremopedes Scudder, 1897
Festella Giglio-Tos, 1894
Hermoniana Broza, Ayal & Pener, 2004
Hypsopedes Bei-Bienko, 1951
Idiostatus Pictet, 1888
Inyodectes Rentz & Birchim, 1968
Koroglus - monotypic K. disparalatus Ünal, 2002
Metrioptera Wesmaël, 1838
e.g. Metrioptera brachyptera
Montana Zeuner, 1941
Pachytrachis Uvarov, 1940
Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916
Peranabrus Scudder, 1894
Petropedes Tinkham, 1972
Platycleis Fieber, 1853
Plicigastra Uvarov, 1940
Pravdiniana Sergeev & Pokivajlov, 1992
Psorodonotus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861
Pterolepis Rambur, 1838
Raggeana Pener, Broza & Ayal, 1971
Rammeola Uvarov, 1934
Rhacocleis Fieber, 1853
Sardoplatycleis Massa & Fontana, 2011
Roeseliana Zeuner, 1941 - formerly in Metrioptera
Schizonotinus Ramme, 1948
Sepiana Zeuner, 1941
Sphagniana Zeuner, 1941
Steiroxys Herman, 1874
Tessellana Zeuner, 1941
e.g. Tessellana tessellata
Uludaghia Ramme, 1951
Yersinella Ramme, 1933
Zeuneriana Karsch, 1889

Tettigoniini

Auth. Krauss, 1902

Acrodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1920
Amphiestris Fieber, 1853
Apote Scudder, 1897
Ateloplus Scudder, 1894
Calliphona Krauss, 1892
Capnobotes Scudder, 1897
Cyrtophyllicus Hebard, 1908
Elasmocercus Chopard, 1943
Evergoderes Bolívar, 1936
Hubbellia Hebard, 1927
Hyphinomos Uvarov, 1921
Medecticus Uvarov, 1912
Nanodectes Rentz, 1985
Platyoplus Tinkham, 1973
Psalmatophanes Chopard, 1938
Sureyaella Uvarov, 1934
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758
Thyreonotus Serville, 1838 including Thyreonotus corsicus
Zacycloptera Caudell, 1907

Tribe incertae sedis

Bolua Ünal, 1999
Dreuxia Chopard & Dreux, 1966
Neogampsocleis Caudell, 1935

Examples and Gallery

The Mormon cricket, actually a katydid and member of this subfamily, has been known to cause extensive damage when it breeds in large numbers in cropland. 123 species are native to North America.

Anabrus simplex
Anadrymadusa sp.
Anonconotus sp.
Anthaxius sp.
Bicolorana sp.
Decticus sp.
Eobiana sp.
Eupholidoptera sp.
Gampsocleis sp.
Pholidoptera sp.
Tuberous bushcricket (Platycleis sp.)
Roeseliana sp.
Sepiana
(monotypic genus)
Tessellana sp.
Tettigonia sp.
Thoracistus sp.
Thyreonotus sp.
Yersinella sp.
Zeuneriana sp.

References

Orthoptera Species File: subfamily Tettigoniinae Krauss, 1902 (retrieved 17 November 2021)
Rentz, D. C. F. (1988). "The shield-backed katylids of Southern Africa: their taxonomy, ecology and relationships to the faunas of Australia and South America (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 2 (2): 223. doi:10.1071/IT9880223. Retrieved 25 October 2017.