''Anabrus'' is a genus of
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
s in the family
Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, t ...
that includes the
Mormon cricket
The Mormon cricket (''Anabrus simplex'') is a large insect that can grow to almost in length. It lives throughout western North America in rangelands dominated by sagebrush and forbs. Despite its name, the Mormon cricket is actually a shield-bac ...
.
The Orthoptera Species File, lists the following species:
Orthoptera species file (retrieved 30 December 2017)
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* †''Anabrus caudelli
''Anabrus'' is a genus of insects in the family Tettigoniidae that includes the Mormon cricket
The Mormon cricket (''Anabrus simplex'') is a large insect that can grow to almost in length. It lives throughout western North America in rangelan ...
'' Cockerell, 1908
* ''Anabrus cerciata
''Anabrus cerciata'', known generally as the big-tooth anabru or big-tooth Mormon cricket, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North ...
'' Caudell, 1907
* ''Anabrus longipes
''Anabrus longipes'', the long-legged anabrus, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America), or bush crickets. They have prev ...
'' Caudell, 1907
* ''Anabrus simplex
The Mormon cricket (''Anabrus simplex'') is a large insect that can grow to almost in length. It lives throughout western North America in rangelands dominated by sagebrush and forbs. Despite its name, the Mormon cricket is actually a shield-ba ...
'' Haldeman, 1852
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Tettigoniidae
Tettigoniidae genera
Taxa named by Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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