Steirodon

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]

Steirodon
Steirodon careovirgulatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Steirodon
Serville, 1831

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
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]

  • Steirodon alfaroi (Rehn, 1944)
  • Steirodon barcanti Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon barellum (Pictet, 1888)
  • Steirodon bilobatoides Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon bilobatum (Scudder, 1875)
  • Steirodon careovirgulatum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon championi (Saussure & Pictet, 1898)
  • Steirodon coronatum (Stål, 1874)
  • Steirodon degeeri (Stål, 1874)
  • Steirodon dentatum (Stål, 1874)
  • Steirodon dentiferoides Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon dentiferum Walker, 1869
  • Steirodon dohrni (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon emarginatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon emsleyi Piza, 1979
  • Steirodon fastigiosum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  • Steirodon flavolineatum (Bruner, 1915)
  • Steirodon ganymedes (Rehn, 1944)
  • Steirodon irregulariterdentatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon latipennis (Saussure & Pictet, 1898)
  • Steirodon maroniensis Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon ponderosum Stål, 1873 – type species by subsequent designation
  • Steirodon rarospinulosum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon robertsorum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon rufolineatum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon sandrae Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon stalii (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  • Steirodon striolatus (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  • Steirodon sulcatum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon unidentatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon validum Stål, 1874

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