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Steirodon sp.

Steirodon sp.


Family: Tettigoniidae
Order: Orthoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

They are fairly large to very large leaf-like katydids that are mostly green, between long depending on exact species, and females generally reach a larger size than males of the same species; S. careovirgulatum where females typically are long is the largest katydid of the Americas and among the world´s largest Orthoptera. As far as known, Steirodon and all other members of the tribe Steirodontini are entirely herbivorous.

Species: There following species belongs to the genus Steirodon:
  • Steirodon alfaroi (Rehn, 1944)
  • Steirodon barcanti Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon barellum (Pictet, 1888)
  • Steirodon bilobatoides Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon bilobatum (Scudder, 1875)
  • Steirodon careovirgulatum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon championi (Saussure & Pictet, 1898)
  • Steirodon coronatum (Stål, 1874)
  • Steirodon degeeri (Stål, 1874)
  • Steirodon dentatum (Stål, 1874)
  • Steirodon dentiferoides Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon dentiferum Walker, 1869
  • Steirodon dohrni (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon emarginatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon emsleyi Piza, 1979
  • Steirodon fastigiosum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  • Steirodon flavolineatum (Bruner, 1915)
  • Steirodon ganymedes (Rehn, 1944)
  • Steirodon irregulariterdentatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon latipennis (Saussure & Pictet, 1898)
  • Steirodon maroniensis Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon ponderosum Stål, 1873 – type species by subsequent designation
  • Steirodon rarospinulosum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon robertsorum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon rufolineatum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon sandrae Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon stalii (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  • Steirodon striolatus (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878)
  • Steirodon sulcatum Emsley, 1970
  • Steirodon unidentatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1891)
  • Steirodon validum Stål, 1874

Source: Wikipedia, article Steirodon sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
142466212/10/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaLuis Cesar Tejo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Steirodon sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.