Pediodectes grandis, the grand shieldback, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4]

Pediodectes grandis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Platycleidini
Genus: Pediodectes
Species:
P. grandis
Binomial name
Pediodectes grandis
(Rehn, 1904)

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Pediodectes grandis:

  • Pediodectes grandis grandis (Rehn, 1904)
  • Pediodectes grandis insignis (Caudell, 1907)

References

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  1. ^ "Pediodectes grandis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Pediodectes grandis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Pediodectes grandis (Rehn, 1904)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.