Katydids (Family: Tettigoniidae)
Description
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
Common Names
- Katydids
- Long-horned Meadow Grasshoppers
Diversity in Ontario
- 5 Subfamilies
- 10 Genera
- 34 Species
Subfamilies in Tettigoniidae
Move up a level to Ensifera- Coneheads and Meadow Katydids
(Subfamily: Conocephalinae)Diversity in Ontario
- 3 Genera
- 20 Species
- False Katydids
(Subfamily: Phaneropterinae)Diversity in Ontario
- 3 Genera
- 8 Species
- True Katydids
(Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae)Diversity in Ontario
- 1 Genus
- 1 Species
- Shield-backed Katydids
(Subfamily: Tettigoniinae)Diversity in Ontario
- 2 Genera
- 4 Species
- Quiet-calling Katydids
(Subfamily: Meconematinae)Diversity in Ontario
- 1 Genus
- 1 Species