What is the American English name for...?

Question

What is the American English name for TETTIGONIIDAE ?

And how did they get the (american english) name? -O-oh!

10 points for best answer.

Answer 1

The family Tettigoniidae, known in American English as katydids and in British English as bush-crickets.

The name "katydid" comes from the sound produced by species of the North American genus Pterophylla (literally "winged leaf"). The males of katydids have sound-producing organs (via stridulation) located on the hind angles of their front wings, which in some species produce a sound thought to resemble the words "Katy did, Katy didn't", hence the name. In some species females are also capable of stridulation.