Orthoptera of Northwest Territories

Long-horned Orthoptera (Suborder: Ensifera)

Description

Antennae
- greater than 2/3 body length (except mole crickets)
- more than 30 segments
- slender
Legs
- tarsi with 3-4 segments
Abdomen
- ovipositor long
- tympanum (hearing organ) on the front tibia in most groups (or absent)

Common Names

Long-horned Orthoptera

Diversity in Northwest Territories

1 Family
1 Subfamily
1 Genus
1 Species

Found in...

YK
NT
BC
AB
SK
NU
MB
ON
PQ
NB
NS
PE
LB
NF

Families in Ensifera

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Katydids
(Family: Tettigoniidae)
- Antennae
  - at least as long as body and usually considerably longer often extending well beyond tip of abdomen
- Size
  - greater than 10mm
- Wings
  - wings held vertically over body, resembling roof of a house
- Legs
  - tympana (hearing organs) on front tibiae
  - tarsi 4-4-4
- Abdomen
  - ovipositor typically flattened and sword-like
Diversity in Northwest Territories
- 1 Subfamily
- 1 Genus
- 1 Species