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Steirodon

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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.[1]

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.[2][3] As far as known, Steirodon and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous.[2]

Species

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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:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "genus Steirodon Serville, 1831". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b 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.