Orophus tessellatus | |
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In Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
Genus: | Orophus |
Species: | O. tessellatus
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Binomial name | |
Orophus tessellatus (
Saussure, 1861)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid, [2] is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. [1] [3] It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini. [1] Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration. [4] The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length. [3] The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring. [3]
It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata. [5] The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico. [1] [5] It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus. [6]
Orophus tessellatus | |
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In Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
Genus: | Orophus |
Species: | O. tessellatus
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Binomial name | |
Orophus tessellatus (
Saussure, 1861)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid, [2] is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. [1] [3] It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini. [1] Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration. [4] The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length. [3] The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring. [3]
It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata. [5] The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico. [1] [5] It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus. [6]