Orthoptera of P.E.I.


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 P.E.I.

  • 2 Subfamilies
  • 2 Genera
  • 4 Species

Found in...


Subfamilies in Tettigoniidae

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