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Platycleidini
The subfamily Tettigoniinae, sometimes called shield-backed katydids, contains hundreds of species, which are native to the Americas, Australia, southern Africa, Europe (especially Mediterranean), and the Near East. The faunas of the Neotropics and Australia are more closely related to one other than to those of southern Africa, although the three groups are related. They are attributed to an ancient Gondwana fauna which is reflected in the known distribution of the southern African genera, which are in...
55 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Roeseliana
genusRoeseliana
Platycleis
genusPlatycleis
Anabrus
genusAnabrus
Pediodectes
genusPediodectes
Tessellana
genusTessellana
Metrioptera
genusMetrioptera
Antaxius
genusAntaxius
Rhacocleis
genusRhacocleis
Bicolorana
genusBicolorana
Anonconotus
genusAnonconotus
Yersinella
genusYersinella
Pachytrachis
genusPachytrachis
Steiroxys
genusSteiroxys
Idiostatus
genusIdiostatus
Sepiana
genusSepiana
Eremopedes
genusEremopedes
Eobiana
genusEobiana
Chizuella
genusChizuella
Pterolepis
genusPterolepis
Decticita
genusDecticita
Zeuneriana
genusZeuneriana
Montana
genusMontana
Incertana
genusIncertana
Bucephaloptera
genusBucephaloptera
Clinopleura
genusClinopleura
Sphagniana
genusSphagniana
Modestana
genusModestana
Festella
genusFestella
Austrodectes
genusAustrodectes
Peranabrus
genusPeranabrus
Amedegnatiana
genusAmedegnatiana
Petropedes
genusPetropedes
Anterastes
genusAnterastes
Schizonotinus
genusSchizonotinus
Inyodectes
genusInyodectes
Sardoplatycleis
genusSardoplatycleis
Vichetia
genusVichetia
Ariagona
genusAriagona
Parnassiana
genusParnassiana
Hypsopedes
genusHypsopedes
Squamiana
genusSquamiana
Semenoviana
genusSemenoviana
Broughtonia
genusBroughtonia
Sporadiana
genusSporadiana
Yalvaciana
genusYalvaciana
Alticolana
genusAlticolana
Eumetrioptera
genusEumetrioptera
Koroglus
genusKoroglus
Afghanoptera
genusAfghanoptera
Pravdiniana
genusPravdiniana
Hermoniana
genusHermoniana
Decticoides
genusDecticoides
Raggeana
genusRaggeana
Plicigastra
genusPlicigastra
Rammeola
genusRammeola
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 523090.