Pterochrozinae Explained

The Pterochrozinae are a subfamily of the Tettigoniidae found in Central and South America. They were previously placed as a tribe in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae and have been called "leaf-mimic katydids".

Genera

, Orthoptera Species File lists the following:^[1]

• Anommatoptera Vignon, 1923
• Asbolomma Beier, 1962
• Celidophylla Saussure & Pictet, 1898
• Cycloptera Serville, 1838
• Mimetica Pictet, 1888
• Ommatoptera Pictet, 1888
• Paracycloptera Vignon, 1926
• Porphyromma Redtenbacher, 1895
• Pterochroza Serville, 1831
• Rhodopteryx Pictet, 1888
• Roxelana Kirby, 1906
• Tanusia Stål, 1874
• Tanusiella Enderlein, 1917
• Typophyllum Serville, 1838

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1218120 Orthoptera species file (retrieved 13 January 2018)