Biology:Pterophylla (insect)
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Short description: Genus of cricket-like animals
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| Pterophylla camellifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudophyllinae |
| Supertribe: | Pleminiiti |
| Tribe: | Pterophyllini |
| Genus: | Pterophylla Kirby, 1825 |
Pterophylla is a genus of true katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about five described species in Pterophylla.[1][2][3][4]
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
- ↑ "Pterophylla Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=657775. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ↑ "Pterophylla". https://www.gbif.org/species/1692512. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ↑ "Pterophylla genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/7073. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "genus Pterophylla Kirby, 1825". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1140836. 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10645731 entry
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