Scudderia Explained

Scudderia is a genus of katydids in the subfamily Phaneropterinae.^[1] They are sometimes called bush katydids and are 30–38 mm in length.^[2] Their range is most of North America, northernmost being in Southern Canada. They are herbivores, with nymphs feeding primarily on flowers and adults preferring woody deciduous plants.^[3]

Species

• Scudderia beckeri Piza, 1967
• Scudderia bivittata Piza, 1976
• Scudderia chelata Piza, 1980
• Scudderia cuneata Morse, 1901
• Scudderia curvicauda (De Geer, 1773)
• Scudderia dentata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Scudderia fasciata Beutenmüller, 1894
• Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
• Scudderia intermedia Márquez Mayaudón, 1958
• Scudderia mexicana (Saussure, 1861)
• Scudderia pallens (Fabricius, 1787)
• Scudderia paraensis Piza, 1980
• Scudderia paronae Griffini, 1896
• Scudderia pistillata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – broadwinged bush katydid
• Scudderia salesopolensis Piza, 1980
• Scudderia septentrionalis (Serville, 1838)
• Scudderia surinama Piza, 1980
• Scudderia texensis Saussure & Pictet, 1897
• Scudderia trombetana Piza, 1980
• Scudderia ungulata Scudder, 1898
• Scudderia williamsi Piza, 1974

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=32 Orthoptera Species File
2. Book: Will, Kip . Field Guide to California Insects . Gross . Joyce . Rubinoff . Daniel . Powell . Jerry A. . . 2020 . 9780520288744 . Oakland, California . 98.
3. Web site: Genus Scudderia . BugGuide . Iowa State University Department of Entomology . 12 August 2020.