Pterophylla

Pterophylla is a genus of true katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about five described species in Pterophylla.[1][2][3][4]

Pterophylla camellifolia

Pterophylla
Pterophylla camellifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Supertribe: Pleminiiti
Tribe: Pterophyllini
Genus: Pterophylla
Kirby, 1825

Within the Pseudophyllinae, Pterophylla belongs to the tribe Pterophyllini. Among others, this tribe includes the Florida true katydid Lea floridensis, as well as the two Southwestern true katydid species in the genus Paracyrtophyllus.

Species

The genus Pterophylla comprises five species, three of which were discovered in Mexico. Aside from the present species, only one other, Pterophylla furcata, is to be found in the central United States. The following species are included:[4]

  • Pterophylla baezi Bolívar & Bolívar, 1942
  • Pterophylla beltrani Bolívar & Bolívar, 1942
  • Pterophylla camellifolia (Fabricius, 1775) (common true katydid)
  • Pterophylla furcata Caudell, 1906
  • Pterophylla robertsi Hebard, 1941

References
  1. "Pterophylla Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. "Pterophylla". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Pterophylla Kirby, 1825". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

Further reading
  • Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.


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