Plagiostira Explained

Plagiostira is a North American genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are at least three described species in Plagiostira. It is the only genus in the monotypic tribe Plagiostirini Storozhenko, 1994.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Plagiostira:

• Plagiostira albonotata Scudder, 1876 (white-marked shieldback) - type species
• Plagiostira gillettei Caudell, 1907 (Gillette's shieldback)
• Plagiostira mescaleroensis Tinkham, 1960 (mescalero shieldback)

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J. L. Scott. R. D.. Walker. T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.