Species

Idiostatus californicus (Pictet’s shieldback)

Idiostatus californicus. Photo: (c) u_phantasticus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Idiostatus is a genus of insect in family Tettigoniidae which is native to western North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)
        Suborder: Ensifera (Katydids, crickets, and allies)
        Infraorder: Tettigoniidea (Katydids, wētā, and allies)
        Superfamily: Tettigonioidea
        Family: Tettigoniidae (Katydids)
        Subfamily: Tettigoniinae (Shieldback katydids)
        Tribe: Platycleidini
        Genus: Idiostatus
        Species: Idiostatus californicus (Pictet’s shieldback)

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