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Armoured katydid

Acanthoplus discoidalis (Walker, 1869)

Status not recordedinsects

The armoured katydid (Acanthoplus discoidalis) is a species in the family Tettigoniidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the armoured katydid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the armoured katydid live?

Not recorded

Is the armoured katydid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the armoured katydid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyTettigoniidae
  6. genusAcanthoplus
  7. SpeciesAcanthoplus discoidalis (Walker, 1869)

Synonyms Acanthoplus armativentris, Acanthoplus armiventris, Acanthoplus bechuanus, Acanthoplus desertorum, Acanthoplus discoidales, Acanthoplus germanus, Acanthoplus jallae, Acanthoplus serratus, Hetrodes discoidalis, Hetrodes pallidus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Brown armored CorncricketEnglish
  • Brown armoured CorncricketEnglish
  • Green armoured CorncricketEnglish
  • AbrahamboepensAfrikaans
  • Criquet à armureFrench
  • setotojaneTswana

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the armoured katydid

Other species in the same genus Acanthoplus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the armoured katydid?

The armoured katydid (Acanthoplus discoidalis) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Armoured katydid (Acanthoplus discoidalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/armoured-katydid

MLA

“Armoured katydid (Acanthoplus discoidalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/armoured-katydid.

BibTeX
@misc{armoured_katydid_2026,
  title = {Armoured katydid (Acanthoplus discoidalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/armoured-katydid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}