Pediodectes
Pediodectes is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about nine described species in Pediodectes.[1][2][3]

Pediodectes stevensonii, Stevenson's shieldback
| Pediodectes | |
|---|---|
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| Pediodectes haldemanii | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Orthoptera | 
| Suborder: | Ensifera | 
| Family: | Tettigoniidae | 
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae | 
| Genus: | Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916  | 
Species
    
These species belong to the genus Pediodectes:
- Pediodectes bruneri (Caudell, 1907) (bruner shieldback)
 - Pediodectes daedelus (Rehn & Hebard, 1920) (daedalus shieldback)
 - Pediodectes grandis (Rehn, 1904) (grand shieldback)
 - Pediodectes haldemanii (Girard, 1854) (haldeman's shieldback)
 - Pediodectes mitchelli (Caudell, 1911)
 - Pediodectes nigromarginatus (Caudell, 1902) (black-margined shieldback)
 - Pediodectes pratti (Caudell, 1911)
 - Pediodectes stevensonii (Thomas, 1870) (Stevenson's shieldback)
 - Pediodectes tinkhami Hebard, 1934 (Tinkham's shieldback)
 
References
    
- "Pediodectes". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
 - "Pediodectes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
 - Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2020). "genus Pediodectes Rehn & Hebard, 1916". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
 
Further reading
    
- Capinera, J. L; Scott, R. D.; Walker, T. J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
 
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