Complex wing motion during stridulation in the katydid Nastonotus foreli (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.03.005
Abstract: Male Katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) rub together their specialised forewings to produce sound, a process known as stridulation. During wing closure, a lobe on the anal margin of the right forewing (a scraper), engages with a… read more here.
Keywords: nastonotus foreli; stridulation; orthoptera tettigoniidae; scraper ... See more keywords
Optimal Temperature for Rearing the Edible Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae).
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy234
Abstract: Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) is an insect with significant economic potential in Africa. However, to mass-rear this species on a large scale, the optimal rearing temperature needs to be determined. We assessed multiple performance… read more here.
Keywords: ruspolia differens; temperature; optimal temperature; orthoptera tettigoniidae ... See more keywords
Two new species of the genus Nigrimacula (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from Yunnan, China.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.5.5
Abstract: The paper reports two new species of the genus Nigrimacula, i.e. Nigrimacula compressata sp. nov. and Nigrimacula platycerca sp. nov. Morphological illustrations and habitus photographs are provided. The type specimens are deposited in the Museum… read more here.
Keywords: two new; nigrimacula orthoptera; new species; genus nigrimacula ... See more keywords
On some interesting Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae and Acrididae from tropical Africa.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.2
Abstract: The author reports the results of the study of specimens of Orthoptera collected in Cte dIvoire, Sierra Leone and Kenya; two new species are described: Eulioptera bartolozzii n. sp. from Kenya, and Mangomaloba excavata n.… read more here.
Keywords: tropical africa; acrididae tropical; interesting orthoptera; tettigoniidae acrididae ... See more keywords
An interesting new species of Conocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) from Argentina.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5196.4.7
Abstract: Conocephalus cinnamonifrons sp. nov. is distinguished by a cinnamon brown head and a distinctly upcurved ovipositor from South American congeners with usually green heads and practically straight ovipositors. The short-winged species lives in wetlands near… read more here.
Keywords: tettigoniidae conocephalinae; species conocephalus; new species; orthoptera tettigoniidae ... See more keywords
A new species of Euconocephalus Karny, 1907 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae: Copiphorini) from India.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5230.2.4
Abstract: A new species, Euconocephalus narayanpurensis Kumar & Chand sp. nov., from India is described in this paper. The new species is similar to the African species Euconocephalus lineatipes (Bolívar, 1890), but differs from the latter… read more here.
Keywords: species euconocephalus; euconocephalus karny; karny 1907; new species ... See more keywords
A new species of Asiophlugis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phlugidini) from Misamis Oriental (Philippines, Mindanao).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.4.8
Abstract: A new species of Asiophlugis Gorochov, 1998 (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phlugidini) is described from southern Philippines, in Mindanao, Misamis Oriental, Gingoog City: Asiophlugis spatulata sp. nov. This new species is characterised by the long, slender and… read more here.
Keywords: philippines mindanao; species asiophlugis; new species; tettigoniidae phlugidini ... See more keywords
Meroncidius intermedius (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): A Threat to Brazilian Banana
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DOI: 10.1653/024.100.0329
Abstract: Summary The family Tettigoniidae is associated with grassland damage in several countries, but there are few reports of tettigoniids causing damage to other crops. Specimens of katydids were found damaging banana fruits in Brazil. A… read more here.
Keywords: tettigoniidae; banana; orthoptera tettigoniidae; meroncidius intermedius ... See more keywords