Subfamily of cricket-like animals
The Tettigoniinae are a
subfamily of
bush crickets or katydids , which contains hundreds of
species in about twelve
tribes .
[1]
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[
citation needed ] ),
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.
In the Orthoptera Species File , the following are listed:
[1]
Auth. Caudell, 1908; distribution: Southern Africa
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
Auth. Caudell, 1908; distribution:
Palaearctic
Ctenodecticus Bolívar, 1877
Miramiola Uvarov, 1939
Auth. Herman, 1874 (synonyms Decticidae or Dectici Herman, 1874); distribution:
Palaearctic
Decticus Serville, 1831
Auth. Uvarov, 1924; distribution: Palaearctic,
Nearctic
Afrodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
Ammoxenulus Bey-Bienko, 1951
Anadolua Ramme, 1939
Anadrymadusa Karabag, 1961
Anatlanticus Bey-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 Bey-Bienko, 1967
Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951
Exodrymadusa Karabag, 1961
Ferganusa Uvarov, 1926
Iranusa Uvarov, 1942
Kansua Uvarov, 1933
Leptodusa Stolyarov, 1994
Lithodusa Bey-Bienko, 1951
Lithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951
Microdrymadusa Bey-Bienko, 1967
Mixodusa Stolyarov, 1994
Mongolodectes Bey-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 Mistshenko, 1954
Uvarovina Ramme, 1939
Zagrosiella Mirzayans, 1991
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Palaearctic
Gampsocleis Fieber, 1852
Uvarovites Tarbinsky, 1932 - monotypic
U. inflatus (Uvarov, 1924) - mainland E. Asia
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1932 (synonyms: Glyphonotinae Tarbinsky, 1932; Glyphontini); distribution: Palaearctic, Australia
Calliphona Krauss, 1892
Chlorodectes Rentz, 1985
Ectopistidectes Rentz, 1985
Glyphonotus Redtenbacher, 1889
Metaballus Herman, 1874
Psalmatophanes Chopard, 1938
Auth. Gorochov, 1988; distribution:
Americas , Australia
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
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1940; distribution: Palaearctic
Auth. Ramme, 1951; distribution: Palaearctic
Auth. Storozhenko, 1994; distribution: Nearctic
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Nearctic, Palaearctic, probably through to
Australasia
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
Broughtonia Harz, 1969
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
Incertana Zeuner, 1941
Inyodectes Rentz & Birchim, 1968
Koroglus - monotypic K. disparalatus Ünal, 2002
Metrioptera Wesmaël, 1838: also a genus group
Modestana Beier, 1955
Montana Zeuner, 1941
Pachytrachis Uvarov, 1940
Parnassiana Zeuner, 1941
Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916
Peranabrus Scudder, 1894
Petropedes Tinkham, 1972
Platycleis Fieber, 1853: also a
genus group
Plicigastra Uvarov, 1940
Pravdiniana Sergeev & Pokivajlov, 1992
Pterolepis Rambur, 1838
Raggeana Pener, Broza & Ayal, 1971
Rammeola Uvarov, 1934
Rhacocleis Fieber, 1853
Sardoplatycleis Massa & Fontana, 2011 - monotypic
Sardoplatycleis galvagnii
Sporadiana Zeuner, 1941 - monotypic
Sporadiana sporadarum
Roeseliana Zeuner, 1941 (formerly in Metrioptera )
Schizonotinus Ramme, 1948
Sepiana Zeuner, 1941
Sphagniana Zeuner, 1941
Steiroxys Herman, 1874
Tessellana Zeuner, 1941
Uludaghia Ramme, 1951
Vichetia Harz, 1969
Yersinella Ramme, 1933
Zeuneriana Karsch, 1889
Auth. Krauss, 1902; distribution: Nearctic, Palaearctic, possibly through to Australasia
Acrodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1920
Amphiestris Fieber, 1853
Apote Scudder, 1897
Ateloplus Scudder, 1894
Capnobotes Scudder, 1897
Cyrtophyllicus Hebard, 1908
Elasmocercus Chopard, 1943
Evergoderes Bolívar, 1936
Farsodecticus Mirzayans, 1991
Hubbellia Hebard, 1927
Hyphinomos Uvarov, 1921
Idionotus Scudder, 1894
Medecticus Uvarov, 1912
Nanodectes Rentz, 1985
Platyoplus Tinkham, 1973
Sureyaella Uvarov, 1934
Tettigonia Linnaeus, 1758
Thyreonotus Serville, 1838
Zacycloptera Caudell, 1907
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 .