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Katydid

Insects

Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids or bush crickets, and were previously known as long-horned grasshoppers. More than 8,000 species are known, and as part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only living family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Partially Attested
Scientific Name
Tettigoniidae 1
Source gives family Tettigoniidae, not a single species
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Filamentous antennae that may exceed body length 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Orthoptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Katydid
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kazakhstan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kyrgyzstan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Manchuria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Siberia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Southern Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Western Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Tettigoniidae
  • Lead paragraph
    Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids
  • Description
    may be distinguished from the grasshopper by the length of their filamentous antennae
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ727919, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Katydid
  • Wikidata Q727919, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Orthoptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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