Saga[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids containing around 15 species as of 2018.[2] It is the only genus in the tribe Sagini[3] and belongs to the subfamily Saginae. Species have been recorded from southern Europe and western and central Asia.[2]

Saga
Saga pedo laying eggs in soil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Saginae
Tribe: Sagini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Genus: Saga
Charpentier, 1825
Type species
Saga pedo (as Locusta serrata)
Fabricius, 1793
Synonyms

Tettigopsis Fischer von Waldheim, 1830

Species

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Species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ de Charpentier T (1825) Horae entomologicae, adjectis tabulis novem coloratis 95.
  2. ^ a b c Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Saga Charpentier, 1825". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "tribe Sagini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 26 December 2018.