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Pterochrozinae

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Pterochrozinae
Unknown Typophyllum species
Porphyromma speciosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pterochrozinae
Walker, 1871[1]

The Pterochrozinae are a subfamily of the Tettigoniidae found in Central and South America. They were previously placed as a tribe in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae and have been called "leaf-mimic katydids".[citation needed]

Genera

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As of 2018, Orthoptera Species File lists the following:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Walker F (1871) Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum Supplement:101
  2. ^ Orthoptera species file (retrieved 13 January 2018)
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