Saga (bush cricket) explained

Saga is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Saginae, originally described by Toussaint de Charpentier in 1825.[1] [2] It is the only genus in the tribe Sagini; species have been recorded from southern Europe and western and central Asia.[2]

Species

The Orthoptera species file lists:[2]

  1. Saga beieri
  2. Saga campbelli
  3. Saga cappadocica
  4. Saga ephippigera
  5. Saga gracilis
  6. Saga hakkarica
  7. Saga hellenica
  8. Saga ledereri
  9. Saga longicaudata
  10. Saga natoliae
  11. Saga ornata
  12. Saga pedo
  13. Saga puella
  14. Saga quadrisignata
  15. Saga rammei
  16. Saga rhodiensis
  17. Saga syriaca

Notes and References

  1. de Charpentier T (1825) Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis 95.
  2. https://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/otus/804610/overview Orthoptera Species File: genus Saga Charpentier, 1825