Ensifera

Ensifera Fossil range: Carboniferous - Recent
Katydid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Orthoptera Suborder: Ensifera
Extant Superfamilies and families
Superfamily Grylloidea Gryllidae - true crickets Gryllotalpidae - mole crickets Mogoplistidae Myrmecophilidae - ant crickets Superfamily Hagloidea Prophalangopsidae Superfamily Rhaphidophoroidea Rhaphidophoridae - camel crickets, cave crickets, cave wetas Superfamily Schizodactyloidea Schizodactylidae - dune crickets Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea Anostostomatidae - wetas, king crickets Cooloolidae Gryllacrididae - leaf-rolling crickets Stenopelmatidae - Jerusalem crickets Superfamily Tettigonioidea Tettigoniidae - katydids, koringkrieks

Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera, comprising insects commonly known as crickets, katydids and bush crickets. "Ensifer" means "sword bearer" in Latin, and refers to the typically elongated and blade-like ovipositor of the females. The classification of the suborder was drastically revised in December 2005 by the Orthopterists' Society.

External links

• The Orthopterists' Society

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