Saga (bush cricket)

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Saga
SagaPedo2.jpg
Saga pedo laying eggs in soil
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Saginae
Tribe: Sagini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Genus: Saga
Charpentier, 1825
Type species
Saga pedo (as Locusta serrata)
Fabricius, 1793
Synonyms

Tettigopsis Fischer von Waldheim, 1830

Saga[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids containing around 15 species as of 2018.[2] It is the only genus in the tribe Sagini[3] and belongs to the subfamily Saginae. Species have been recorded from mainland Europe and western Asia.[2]

Species[]

Species include:[2]

  • Kaltenbach, 1967
  • Uvarov, 1921
  • Werner, 1903
  • Fischer von Waldheim, 1846
  • Kis, 1962
  • Sirin & Taylan, 2019
  • Saga hellenica Kaltenbach, 1967
  • Saussure, 1888
  • Krauss, 1879
  • Serville, 1838
  • Burmeister, 1838
  • Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771)
  • Werner, 1901
  • Philippi, 1863
  • Kaltenbach, 1965
  • Salfi, 1929

References[]

  1. ^ de Charpentier T (1825) Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis 95.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Saga Charpentier, 1825". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "tribe Sagini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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