Pterophyllini Explained

Pterophyllini is a tribe of true katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about 16 genera and more than 40 described species in Pterophyllini.

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the tribe Pterophyllini:

• Caloxiphus Saussure & Pictet, 1898
• Caribophyllum Rehn, 1947
• Diophanes Stål, 1875
• Elytraspis Beier, 1962
• Karukerana Bonfils, 1965
• Lea Caudell, 1906
• Lophaspis Redtenbacher, 1895
• Mastophyllum Beier, 1960
• Paracyrtophyllus Caudell, 1906 (western true katydids)
• Parascopioricus Beier, 1960
• Phyllopectis Rehn, 1948
• Pterophylla Kirby, 1825
• Scopioricus Uvarov, 1940
• Scopiorinus Beier, 1960
• Thliboscelus Serville, 1838
• Xestoptera Redtenbacher, 1895

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. registration. 2004. Capinera . J. L. Scott . R. D.. Walker . T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8.
• Book: Orthoptera. 1997. Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. Entomological Information Services. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 581–634. 978-1-889002-04-0.