Conocephalus melaenus | |
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Adult, male | |
Scientific classification
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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]
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.
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
|
Binomial name | |
Conocephalus melaenus (
De Haan, 1843)
| |
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]
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.