Idiostatus is a genus of insects in the family Tettigoniidae and tribe Platycleidini, which are native to western North America.

The lateral lobes of the prothorax are as deep as they are long.

[1] These 28 species belong to the genus Idiostatus: Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]