Steirodon
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| Steirodon | |
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| Steirodon careovirgulatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Tribe: | Steirodontini |
| Genus: | Steirodon Serville, 1831 |
Steirodon is a genus of large phaneropterine katydids in the family Tettigoniidae, native to tropical and subtropical forests in South America, Central America and Mexico.[1]
They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between 5 and 13 cm (2.0–5.1 in) long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; S. careovirgulatum where females typically are 12–13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) long is the largest katydid of the Americas and among the world's largest Orthoptera.[2][3] As far as known, Steirodon and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous.[2]
