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Genus of cricket-like animals

Steirodon
Steirodon careovirgulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Phaneropterinae
Tribe: Steirodontini
Genus: Steirodon
Serville, 1831

Steirodon is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico.

They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between 5 and 13 cm (2.0–5.1 in) long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; S. careovirgulatum where females typically are 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) long is the largest katydid of the Americas and among the world's largest Orthoptera. As far as known, Steirodon and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous.

Species

S. dentiferum is a fairly large species that is widespread in tropical South America; it is very similar to S. dentiferoides of eastern Brazil

There following species belongs to the genus Steirodon:

References

  1. ^ "genus Steirodon Serville, 1831". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ Emsley, M.G. (1970). "A Revision of the Steirodontine Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Steirodontini)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (22): 125–248. JSTOR 4064652.
  3. Montealegre-Z., F. (1997). "Estudio de la fauna de Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera : Ensifera) del Valle del Cauca". University of Valle. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Steirodon
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