Teratodes

Teratodes, commonly known as hooded grasshoppers, is a genus of grasshopper native to India and Sri Lanka.^[1] It was established by the French entomologist Gaspard Auguste Brullé in 1835.^[1]

Hooded grasshopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Nanorder:	Acridomorpha
Superfamily:	Acridoidea
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Teratodinae
Genus:	Teratodes Brullé, 1835

The type species is Teratodes monticollis, which was described by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1832 as Gryllus monticollis.^[2]

Hooded grasshoppers feed on tree leaves, and they can become serious pests of teak and sandalwood.^[3] Both the nymphs and adults of the species are dull green in color. The pronotum expands into a large sharp "hood" structure edged with yellow-orange, giving them the general appearance of a leaf.^[4]

Species

Three species are listed in the Orthoptera Species File:^[1]

• Teratodes foliatus (Herbst, 1803) [temporary name]
• Teratodes brachypterus Carl, 1916
• Teratodes monticollis (Gray, 1832)

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