Many katydids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves. ==Etymology== The family name Tettigoniidae is derived from the genus Tettigonia, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
The genus Acridoxena is now placed in the tribe Acridoxenini of the Mecopodinae (previously its own subfamily, Acridoxeninae). ===Extinct taxa=== The Orthoptera species file lists: †Pseudotettigoniinae (North America, Europe) †Rammeinae (Europe) †Tettigoidinae (Australia) Genera incertae sedis †Locustites Heer, 1849: 3 spp. †Locustophanes Handlirsch, 1939: †L.
lithanthraca (Goldenberg, 1854) The genus †Triassophyllum is extinct and may be placed here or in the Archaeorthoptera. ==Ecology== The diet of most tettigoniids includes leaves, flowers, bark, and seeds, but many species are exclusively predatory, feeding on other insects, snails, or even small vertebrates such as snakes and lizards.
incerta Piton, 1940 †Prototettix Giebel, 1856: †P.
The genus Acridoxena is now placed in the tribe Acridoxenini of the Mecopodinae (previously its own subfamily, Acridoxeninae). ===Extinct taxa=== The Orthoptera species file lists: †Pseudotettigoniinae (North America, Europe) †Rammeinae (Europe) †Tettigoidinae (Australia) Genera incertae sedis †Locustites Heer, 1849: 3 spp. †Locustophanes Handlirsch, 1939: †L.
rhipidophorus Handlirsch, 1939 †Prophasgonura Piton, 1940: †P.
rhipidophorus Handlirsch, 1939 †Prophasgonura Piton, 1940: †P.
lineatocollis Piton, 1940 †Protempusa Piton, 1940: †P.
incerta Piton, 1940 †Prototettix Giebel, 1856: †P.
For example, the Amazon basin rain forest is home to over 2000 species of katydids.
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