A Guide to the Katydids of AustraliaKatydids are among the most commonly seen Australian insects. They range in size from about 5 mm to well over 90 mm and occur in many habitats all over Australia. Katydids are masters of deception, imitating twigs, bark, leaves and stems, as well as other insects. A few are brightly coloured and are distasteful to predators. They continue to be research subjects in many university curricula, where students study their behaviour, acoustical physiology and ecology. A Guide to the Katydids of Australia explores this diverse group of insects from the family Tettigoniidae, which comprises more than 1000 species in Australia, including Norfolk and Lord Howe islands. It highlights their relationships to plants, humans and the environment, and includes colour photographs of many species. 2011 Whitley Award Commendation for Field Guide. |
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Sound and hearing | 25 |
Collecting and studying katydids | 28 |
Habitats | 35 |
Conservation | 39 |
Guide to species | 41 |
Key to subfamilies of Australian katydids | 191 |
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abdomen adult Antipodectes apical Atherton Tableland Australian katydids Austrosalomona Brunner von Wattenwyl Caedicia calling song cerci Chlorobalius coast coastal sand plain colour common Conocephalus crickets dark distinctive dorsal easily recognised eggs elongate Eneabba eucalypts fastigium feeding female flowers fully winged genera genitalia genus grasses green heath habitats Hemisaga Hexacentrus hind tibia insects Island Ixalodectes Katydid This species known species kuranda legs Listroscelidinae lives lobe male cercus mandibles margin Meadow Katydid Metaballus moult Nanodectes Nicsara nocturnal Norfolk Island northern nymph Orthoptera ovipositor Pachysaga Perth phaneropterine Photo Polichne predators pronotum Psacadonotus Queensland rainforests Redtenbacher region Rentz Requena Rhachidorus robust Shield-back This species single species Snout-nose South Australia South Wales species is known species occurs specimens spines stridulation stridulatory stridulatory file stripe subfamily subgenital plate Subgenus sympatric tegmen tegmina tenth tergite Tepper tergite Terpandrus Tettigoniidae tibia Tinzeda Torbia trees Tribe tropical Tympanophora Ueshima undescribed vegetation vicinity Walker Western Australia widespread