''Ateloplus'' is a genus of

shield-backed katydid The Tettigoniinae are a subfamily of bush crickets or katydids, which contains hundreds of species in about twelve Tribe (biology), tribes. Distribution The greatest diversity is in the Palaearctic region and many of the familiar European spec ...

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 ...

. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''

Ateloplus coconino ''Ateloplus coconino'' 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 previously been known as "lo ...

'' Hebard, 1935 * ''

Ateloplus hesperus ''Ateloplus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about eight described species in ''Ateloplus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Ateloplus'': * ''Ateloplus coconino'' Hebard, 1935 * ''At ...

'' Hebard, 1934 * '' Ateloplus joaquin'' Rentz, 1972 * '' Ateloplus luteus'' Caudell, 1907 (yellow shieldback) * '' Ateloplus minor'' Caudell, 1907 * '' Ateloplus notatus'' Scudder, 1901 * '' Ateloplus schwarzi'' Caudell, 1907 * '' Ateloplus splendidus'' Hebard, 1934

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