Pediodectes is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about nine described species in Pediodectes.[1][2][3]
| Pediodectes | |
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| Pediodectes haldemanii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
| Tribe: | Platycleidini |
| Genus: | Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916 |
Species edit
These species belong to the genus Pediodectes:
- Pediodectes bruneri (Caudell, 1907) (bruner shieldback)
- Pediodectes daedelus (Rehn & Hebard, 1920) (daedalus shieldback)
- Pediodectes grandis (Rehn, 1904) (grand shieldback)
- Pediodectes haldemanii (Girard, 1854) (haldeman's shieldback)
- Pediodectes mitchelli (Caudell, 1911)
- Pediodectes nigromarginatus (Caudell, 1902) (black-margined shieldback)
- Pediodectes pratti (Caudell, 1911)
- Pediodectes stevensonii (Thomas, 1870) (Stevenson's shieldback)
- Pediodectes tinkhami Hebard, 1934 (Tinkham's shieldback)
References edit
- ^ "Pediodectes". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Pediodectes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "genus Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
Further reading edit
- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
External links edit
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