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Microtettigonia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Microtettigoniinae
Rentz, 1979
Genus: Microtettigonia
Rentz, 1979
Type species
Microtettigonia kangaroo
Rentz, 1979

Microtettigonia is a genus of bush-crickets or katydids, endemic to Western Australia and known as micro katydids. It is the only genus of the subfamily Microtettigoniinae.

Species

Microtettigonia includes the following species:

  • Microtettigonia alleni Rentz, 2001
  • Microtettigonia illcha Rentz, 2001
  • Microtettigonia kangaroo Rentz, 1979
  • Microtettigonia kutyeri Rentz, 2001
  • Microtettigonia tachys Rentz, 1979
  • Microtettigonia tunte Rentz, 2001
  • Microtettigonia whippoo Rentz, 2001
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