Katydids (Family: Tettigoniidae)
Description
Antennae
- at least as long as body and usually considerably longer often extending well beyond tip of abdomen
Size
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
Common Names
- Katydids
- Long-horned Meadow Grasshoppers
Diversity in Northwest Territories
- 1 Subfamily
- 1 Genus
- 1 Species