Ensifera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the avian genus Ensifera, see Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera
Fossil range: Carboniferous - Recent

Katydid

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera

Extant Superfamilies and families

Superfamily Grylloidea
- Gryllidae - true crickets
- Gryllotalpidae - mole crickets
- Mogoplistidae
- Myrmecophilidae - ant crickets
Superfamily Hagloidea
- Prophalangopsidae
Superfamily Rhaphidophoroidea
- Rhaphidophoridae - camel crickets, cave crickets, cave wetas
Superfamily Schizodactyloidea
- Schizodactylidae - dune crickets
Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea
- Anostostomatidae - wetas, king crickets
- Cooloolidae
- Gryllacrididae - leaf-rolling crickets
- Stenopelmatidae - Jerusalem crickets
Superfamily Tettigonioidea
- Tettigoniidae - katydids, koringkrieks

Ensifera is a suborder of the order Orthoptera, comprising insects commonly known as crickets, katydids and bush crickets. "Ensifer" means "sword bearer" in Latin, and refers to the typically elongated and blade-like ovipositor of the females. The classification of the suborder was drastically revised in December 2005 by the Orthopterists' Society.