Tettigoniidae 17003 220429729 2008-06-19T20:38:55Z Oxymoron83 4414625 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.151.112.166|24.151.112.166]] ([[User talk:24.151.112.166|talk]]) to last version by Oxymoron83 ''For the rock band Katydids, see [[Katydids (band)]].'' {{Taxobox | name = Tettigoniidae |fossil_range=[[Carboniferous]] - Recent | image = Tettigonia viridissima AB.jpg | image_caption = Great green bush-cricket<br />(''[[Tettigonia viridissima]]'') | image_width = 220px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Orthoptera]] | subordo = [[Ensifera]] | superfamilia = '''Tettigonioidea''' | familia = '''Tettigoniidae''' | familia_authority = [[Hermann August Krauss|Krauss]], 1902 | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies | subdivision = *[[Acridoxeninae]] *[[Agraeciinae]] *[[Austrosaginae]] *[[Bradyporinae]] *[[Conocephalinae]] *[[Copiphorinae]] *[[Decticinae]]<!-- JInsectConserv2:143 --> *[[Ephippigerinae]] *[[Hetrodinae]] *[[Lipotactinae]] *[[Listroscelidinae]] *[[Meconematinae]] *[[Mecopodinae]] *[[Microtettigoniinae]] *[[Phaneropterinae]] *[[Phasmodinae]] *[[Phyllophorinae]] *[[Pseudophyllinae]] *[[Saginae]] *[[Tettigoniinae]] *[[Tympanophorinae]] *[[Zaprochilinae]] }} The [[family (biology)|family]] '''Tettigoniidae''', known in [[American English]] as '''katydids''' and in [[British English]] as '''bush-crickets''', contains more than 6,400 [[species]]. It is part of the suborder [[Ensifera]] and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonoidea. They are also known as '''long-horned grasshoppers''', although they are more closely related to [[Cricket_(insect)|cricket]]s than to grasshoppers. Tettigoniids may be distinguished from [[grasshopper]]s by the length of their [[antenna (biology)|antennae]], which may exceed their own body length, while grasshoppers' antennae are always relatively short. The name "katydid" comes from the sound produced by species of the North American [[genus]] ''[[Pterophylla]]'' (literally "winged leaf"). The males of katydids have sound-producing [[organ (anatomy)|organs]] (via [[stridulation]]) located on the hind angles of their front wings, which in some species produce a [http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/141a.htm sound] thought to resemble the words "Katy did, Katy didn't", hence the name. In some species females are also capable of stridulation. There are about 255 [[species]] in [[North America]], but the majority of species live in the [[tropical]] regions of the world. The [[diet (nutrition)|diet]] of tettigoniids includes [[leaves]], [[flowers]], [[bark]], and [[seed]]s, but many species are exclusively [[predator]]y, feeding on other [[insect]]s, [[snail]]s or even small [[vertebrate]]s such as [[snake]]s and [[lizard]]s. Some are also considered pests by commercial crop growers and are sprayed to limit growth. Large katydids can inflict a painful bite or pinch if handled but seldom break the skin. The [[spike headed katydid]] is somewhat notorious for its plantlike appearance, which allows it to blend in with the vegetation on which it lives, and the spikes discourage potential predators. The males provide a nuptial gift for the females in the form of a [[spermatophore]], a nutritious body produced with the males' ejaculate. The katydid is a leaf-like insect which camouflages on leaves.The eggs of a katydids are oval shaped and laid in branches and are laid in lines. ==Photo gallery== {| border="2" align="left" |- | valign="middle"| [[Image:Speckled_bush-cricket_nymph_3.jpg|thumb|135px|center|Speckled Bush Cricket (nymph) Northamptonshire, England]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:Dark_bush-cricket_nymph.jpg|thumb|135px|center|Dark Bush Cricket (nymph) Northamptonshire, England]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:Katydid.jpg|Tettigoniid on a rock|thumb|135px|center]] |- | valign="middle"| [[Image:criquet.1(L).jpg|center|A green bush cricket sitting on a leaf|thumb|135px]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:Cricket.jpg|Note the long antennae|thumb|135px|center]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:GreenKatydid.jpg|thumb|135px|center]] |- | valign="middle"| [[Image:Katydid5835.JPG|thumb|135px|center]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:Katydid2.jpg|thumb|135px|center]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:TettigoniidaeX.jpg|thumb|135px|center]] |- | valign="middle"| [[Image:2006_09_13_Katydid.jpg|thumb|135px|center]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:katydid_tx.jpg|thumb|135px|center|Angle-wing Katydid (Microcentrum) in [[North Texas]]]] | valign="middle"| [[Image:Katydid_by_night.jpg|thumb|135px|center|Katydid in the night near Torino, Italy]] |- | valign="middle"| [[image:Conocephalus nigropleurum.jpg|thumb|135px|center|''Conocephalus nigropleurum'']] | valign="middle"| [[image:Katydid Caedicia simplex.jpg|thumb|135px|center|Juvenile male Caedicia simplex. Auckland , New Zealand. Also found in Australia.]] |}{{clr}} ==External links== {{Commonscat}} {{Wikispecies}} *[http://www.cirrusimage.com/orthoptera_katydid.htm Bush katydid genus ''Scudderia'' Stål, 1873 - diagnostic photographs, natural history] *[http://www.cirrusimage.com/orthoptera_katydid_Conocephalus.htm Black-sided meadow katydid - ''Conocephalus nigropleurum'' - diagnostic photographs] * [http://bugguide.net/node/view/164 BugGuide.net--family ''Tettigoniidae ''] *[http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/index.htm Singing Insects of North America (SINA) website.] *[http://bugguide.net/node/view/32354 Bug guide.net-- Pink Katydid] *[http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/katydids.htm North American Katydids, with range maps and audio files of katydid songs.] *[http://insectframes.com/Details/Katydid.htm Picture of a framed giant katydid from Malaysia.] [[Category:Orthoptera]] [[da:Løvgræshoppe]] [[et:Ritsiklased]] [[fr:Tettigoniidae]] [[ko:여치과]] [[lt:Žiogai]] [[hu:Fürgeszöcskefélék]] [[ja:キリギリス科]] [[pl:Pasikonikowate]] [[pt:Tettigoniidae]] [[ru:Кузнечиковые]] [[fi:Hepokatit]] [[sv:Vårtbitare]] [[vi:Họ Muỗm]] [[zh:螽斯科]]