Conocephalus melaenus
Appearance
Conocephalus melaenus | |
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Adult, male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Genus: | Conocephalus |
Subgenus: | Anisoptera |
Species: | C. melaenus
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Binomial name | |
Conocephalus melaenus (De Haan, 1843)
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Synonyms [2][3] | |
Conocephalus melaenus,[1] sometimes known as the black-kneed conehead or black-kneed meadow katydid is a species of Tettigoniidae found in China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Indo-China and western Malesia.[2]
Description
[edit]This medium-sized conehead has hind femora with knees darkened: which is diagnostic.[3] The crimson-orange nymphs are quite noticeable in the grasses and shrubs where they develop.
Gallery
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nymph - Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
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female
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song
References
[edit]- ^ a b Haan W de (1843) in Temminck [Ed.] Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlansche Overzeesche Bezittingen 19/20: 188,189.
- ^ a b Orthoptera Species File (retrieved 2 May 2020)
- ^ a b Min Zhou, Wen-Xuan Bi & Xia-Wei Liu (2010). "The genus Conocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigonioidea) in China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2527: 49–60.
External links
[edit]Media related to Conocephalus melaenus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Conocephalus melaenus at Wikispecies