Arethaea phalangium

Arethaea phalangium is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids").[1][2] The species is known generally as the "eastern thread-leg katydid".[3] It is found in North America.[2]

Arethaea phalangium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Suborder:
Ensifera
Infraorder:
Tettigoniidea
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:
Phaneropterinae
Genus:
Arethaea
Species:
A. phalangium
Binomial name
Arethaea phalangium
(Scudder, S.H. 1877)

References
  1. "Arethaea phalangium Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "Arethaea phalangium Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. "Arethaea phalangium Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

Further reading
  • Capinera J.L, Scott R.D., Walker T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
  • Otte, Daniel (1997). "Tettigonioidea". Orthoptera Species File 7, 373.
  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.


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