Mitchell's shieldback katydid (Pediodectes mitchelli)

Pediodectes mitchelli
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Tettigoniinae
Tribe:	Platycleidini
Genus:	Pediodectes
Scientific name
Pediodectes mitchelli (Caudell, 1911)
Geography
Native countries:
United States
Sound
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The Mitchell's shieldback katydid (Pediodectes mitchelli) is a species of cricket or katydid in the subfamily Tettigoniinae (shield-backed katydids).

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Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glancePediodectes mitchelli

Habitat

Geophilous Herbicole

Sound

Stridulation

Flight

Entirely flightless

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Resources

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References

Taxon identifiers

Catalogue of LifeCONABIOEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGITIS TSNNatureServe ExplorerOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)