Tettigoniinae

The Tettigoniinae are a subfamily of bush crickets or katydids, which contains hundreds of species in about twelve tribes.

Distribution
The greatest diversity is in the Palaearctic region and many of the familiar European species of bush crickets (e.g. in the genera Metrioptera, Pholidoptera, Platycleis and the type genus Tettigonia) are in this subfamily. They are attributed to an ancient Gondwana fauna, which is reflected in the known distribution of the southern African genera, which are in turn related to Australian and North American genera in the tribe Nedubini (e.g. Neduba and Aglaothorax). Extant genera are native to: the Americas (where they may be called shield-backed katydids), Australia, southern Africa, Europe (especially Mediterranean), and the Near East. The faunas of the Neotropics and Australia are more closely related to one other than to those of southern Africa and Madagascar (in tribe Arytropteridini), although the three faunas are related.

Tribes and genera
In the Orthoptera Species File, the following are listed:

Arytropteridini
Auth. Caudell, 1908; distribution: Southern Africa
 * 1) Alfredectes Rentz, 1988
 * 2) Anarytropteris Uvarov, 1924
 * 3) Arytropteris Herman, 1874
 * 4) Ceresia Uvarov, 1928 - monotypic Ceresia pulchripes
 * 5) Namaquadectes Rentz, 1988
 * 6) Thoracistus Pictet, 1888
 * 7) Toliaridectes Hugel, 2019
 * 8) Transkeidectes Naskrecki, 1992
 * 9) Zuludectes Rentz, 1988

Ctenodecticini
Auth. Caudell, 1908; distribution: Palaearctic
 * 1) Ctenodecticus Bolívar, 1877
 * 2) Miramiola Uvarov, 1939

Decticini
Auth. Herman, 1874 (synonyms Decticidae or Dectici Herman, 1874); distribution: Palaearctic
 * 1) Decticus Serville, 1831

Drymadusini
Auth. Uvarov, 1924; distribution: Palaearctic, Nearctic


 * 1) Afrodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
 * 2) Ammoxenulus Bey-Bienko, 1951
 * 3) Anadolua Ramme, 1939
 * 4) Anadrymadusa Karabag, 1961
 * 5) Anatlanticus Bey-Bienko, 1951
 * 6) Atlanticus Scudder, 1894
 * 7) Bergiola Stshelkanovtzev, 1910
 * 8) Bienkoxenus Cejchan, 1968
 * 9) Calopterusa Uvarov, 1942
 * 10) Ceraeocercus Uvarov, 1910
 * 11) Delodusa Stolyarov, 1994
 * 12) Drymadusa Stein, 1860
 * 13) Drymadusella Ramme, 1939
 * 14) Drymapedes Bey-Bienko, 1967
 * 15) Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951
 * 16) Exodrymadusa Karabag, 1961
 * 17) Ferganusa Uvarov, 1926
 * 18) Iranusa Uvarov, 1942
 * 19) Kansua Uvarov, 1933
 * 20) Leptodusa Stolyarov, 1994
 * 21) Lithodusa Bey-Bienko, 1951
 * 22) Lithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951
 * 23) Microdrymadusa Bey-Bienko, 1967
 * 24) Mixodusa Stolyarov, 1994
 * 25) Mongolodectes Bey-Bienko, 1951
 * 26) Novadrymadusa Demirsoy, Salman & Sevgili, 2002
 * 27) Paradrymadusa Herman, 1874
 * 28) Paratlanticus Ramme, 1939
 * 29) Pezodrymadusa Karabag, 1961
 * 30) Phytodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
 * 31) Ptosoproctus Shen, Yin & He, 2021
 * 32) Scotodrymadusa Ramme, 1939
 * 33) Sichuana Yin & Shen, 2020
 * 34) Tadzhikia Mistshenko, 1954
 * 35) Uvarovina Ramme, 1939
 * 36) Zagrosiella Mirzayans, 1991

Gampsocleidini
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Palaearctic
 * 1) Gampsocleis Fieber, 1852
 * 2) Uvarovites Tarbinsky, 1932 - monotypic U. inflatus (Uvarov, 1924) - mainland E. Asia

Glyphonotini
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1932 (synonyms: Glyphonotinae Tarbinsky, 1932; Glyphontini); distribution: Palaearctic, Australia
 * 1) Calliphona Krauss, 1892
 * 2) Chlorodectes Rentz, 1985
 * 3) Ectopistidectes Rentz, 1985
 * 4) Glyphonotus Redtenbacher, 1889
 * 5) Metaballus Herman, 1874
 * 6) Psalmatophanes Chopard, 1938

Nedubini
Auth. Gorochov, 1988; distribution: Americas, Australia


 * Aglaothorax Caudell, 1907
 * Antipodectes Rentz, 1985
 * Apteropedetes Rentz, 1979
 * Barraza Koçak & Kemal, 2008
 * Chinnandectes Rentz, 1985
 * Dexerra Walker, 1869
 * Falcidectes Rentz & Gurney, 1985
 * Glenbalodectes Rentz, 1985
 * Idionotus Scudder, 1894
 * Ixalodectes Rentz, 1985
 * Lanciana Walker, 1869
 * Neduba Walker, 1869
 * Oligodectes Rentz, 1985
 * Oligodectoides Rentz, 1985
 * Phymonotus Lightfoot, Weissman & Ueshima, 2011
 * Platydecticus Chopard, 1951
 * Platyproctidectes Rentz, 1985
 * Rhachidorus Herman, 1874
 * Throscodectes Rentz, 1985
 * Xederra Ander, 1938
 * Xyrdectes Rentz & Gurney, 1985

Onconotini
Auth. Tarbinsky, 1940; distribution: Palaearctic
 * Onconotus Fischer von Waldheim, 1839

Pholidopterini
Auth. Ramme, 1951; distribution: Palaearctic


 * 1) Aparapholidoptera Çiplak, 2020
 * 2) Apholidoptera Maran, 1953
 * 3) Eupholidoptera Maran, 1953
 * 4) Exopholidoptera Ünal, 1998
 * 5) Parapholidoptera Maran, 1953
 * 6) Pholidoptera Wesmaël, 1838
 * 7) Psorodonotus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1861
 * 8) Spinopholidoptera Çiplak, 2020
 * 9) Uvarovistia Maran, 1953

Plagiostirini
Auth. Storozhenko, 1994; distribution: Nearctic
 * Plagiostira Scudder, 1876

Platycleidini
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893; distribution: Nearctic, Palaearctic, probably through to Australasia


 * Afghanoptera Ramme, 1952
 * Amedegnatiana Massa & Fontana, 2011
 * Anabrus Haldeman, 1852
 * Anonconotus Camerano, 1878
 * Antaxius Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
 * Anterastes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
 * Ariagona Krauss, 1892
 * Austrodectes Rentz, 1985
 * Bicolorana Zeuner, 1941
 * Broughtonia Harz, 1969
 * Bucephaloptera Ebner, 1923
 * Chizuella Furukawa, 1950
 * Clinopleura Scudder, 1894
 * Decticita Hebard, 1939
 * Decticoides Ragge, 1977
 * Eobiana Bei-Bienko, 1949
 * Eremopedes Scudder, 1897
 * Festella Giglio-Tos, 1894
 * Hermoniana Broza, Ayal & Pener, 2004
 * Hypsopedes Bei-Bienko, 1951
 * Idiostatus Pictet, 1888
 * Incertana Zeuner, 1941
 * Inyodectes Rentz & Birchim, 1968
 * Koroglus - monotypic K. disparalatus Ünal, 2002
 * Metrioptera Wesmaël, 1838: also a genus group
 * Modestana Beier, 1955
 * Montana Zeuner, 1941
 * Pachytrachis Uvarov, 1940
 * Parnassiana Zeuner, 1941
 * Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916
 * Peranabrus Scudder, 1894
 * Petropedes Tinkham, 1972
 * Platycleis Fieber, 1853: also a genus group
 * Plicigastra Uvarov, 1940
 * Pravdiniana Sergeev & Pokivajlov, 1992
 * Pterolepis Rambur, 1838
 * Raggeana Pener, Broza & Ayal, 1971
 * Rammeola Uvarov, 1934
 * Rhacocleis Fieber, 1853
 * Sardoplatycleis Massa & Fontana, 2011 - monotypic Sardoplatycleis galvagnii
 * Sporadiana Zeuner, 1941 - monotypic Sporadiana sporadarum
 * Roeseliana Zeuner, 1941 (formerly in Metrioptera)
 * Schizonotinus Ramme, 1948
 * Sepiana Zeuner, 1941
 * Sphagniana Zeuner, 1941
 * Steiroxys Herman, 1874
 * Tessellana Zeuner, 1941
 * Uludaghia Ramme, 1951
 * Vichetia Harz, 1969
 * Yersinella Ramme, 1933
 * Zeuneriana Karsch, 1889

Tettigoniini
Auth. Krauss, 1902; distribution: Nearctic, Palaearctic, possibly through to Australasia


 * 1) Acrodectes
 * 2) Amphiestris
 * 3) Apote
 * 4) Ateloplus
 * 5) Capnobotes
 * 6) Cyrtophyllicus
 * 7) Elasmocercus
 * 8) Evergoderes
 * 9) Farsodecticus
 * 10) Hubbellia
 * 11) Hyphinomos
 * 12) Idionotus
 * 13) Medecticus
 * 14) Nanodectes
 * 15) Platyoplus
 * 16) Sureyaella
 * 17) Tettigonia
 * 18) Thyreonotus
 * 19) Zacycloptera

Tribe incertae sedis

 * Bolua Ünal, 1999 - Turkey
 * Dreuxia Chopard & Dreux, 1966 - Himalayas
 * Neogampsocleis Caudell, 1935 - China

Examples and Gallery
The Mormon cricket, actually a katydid and member of this subfamily, has been known to cause extensive damage when it breeds in large numbers in cropland. 123 species are native to North America.