Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Orthoptera [orde]
Ensifera [onderorde]
Tettigonioidea [onderklasse]
Tettigoniidae [familie]
Decticinae [onderfamilie]
Metrioptera [genus]
Metrioptera brachyptera [species]