''Idionotus'' 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 seven described species in ''Idionotus''.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus ''Idionotus'': * ''

Idionotus brunneus ''Idionotus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids 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 ...

'' Scudder, 1901 * ''

Idionotus incurvus ''Idionotus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about seven described species in ''Idionotus''. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Idionotus'': * ''Idionotus brunneus ''Idionotus'' is a ...

'' Rentz & Birchim, 1968 * ''

Idionotus lundgreni ''Idionotus'' is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about seven described species in ''Idionotus''. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Idionotus'': * ''Idionotus brunneus'' Scudder, 1901 * ''I ...

'' Rentz & Birchim, 1968 * '' Idionotus similis'' Caudell, 1934 * '' Idionotus siskiyou'' Hebard, 1934 (siskiyou shieldback) * '' Idionotus tehachapi'' Hebard, 1934 (tehachapi shieldback) * '' Idionotus tuolumne'' Hebard, 1934

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